Site Reliability Engineer - Video Infrastructure

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,960 - 246,240; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

10 paid holidays per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time

Job summary

A leading digital media company in Seattle seeks an experienced professional to build and optimize global multimedia infrastructure. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, extensive knowledge of SRE responsibilities, and experience with cloud services and distributed systems. Join a team dedicated to inspiring creativity and enriching life through technology. Competitive compensation and a range of benefits are offered in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of SRE responsibilities.
• Good understanding of microservice architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build global infrastructure for multimedia transport, storage, and processing.
• Engage in global production system management including monitoring and optimization.
• Build tools and automations for system operation and optimization.

Skills

SRE responsibilities

Networking

Large scale distributed systems troubleshooting

Programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Go)

Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Linux

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

ELK

Job description

Responsibilities

Team Introduction: Video Cloud Infra team, facing business experience and cost, builds a competitive video transmission network and multimedia processing platform, builds data foundation and analysis capabilities, drives product refined operation, reduces costs and increases efficiency.

• Build global infrastructure for multi‑media transport, storage and process, to serve billions of users all over the world.
• Engage in global production system management such as monitoring, emergency response, capacity planning and optimization.
• Build tools, automations, visualizations and monitors to facilitate the operation and optimization of the global infrastructure.
• Engage in and improve the whole service lifecycle, from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement.
• Scale up systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and initiate changes that improve system reliability and processing speed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience.
• Extensive knowledge of SRE responsibilities, such as monitoring, incident handling, capacity management and disaster recovery.
• Extensive knowledge of networking, operation system, database system and container technology.
• Good understanding of every aspect of microservice architecture, and hands on experience in troubleshooting in large scale distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
• Hands on experience in common open‑source systems such as Linux, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis and ELK and experience in building solutions with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and other cloud services is a plus.
• Passionate, self‑motivated, strong ownership and good teamwork skills.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life – a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion: ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $129,960 - $246,240 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
3. Exercising sound judgment.