SRE: Scale & Automation for Global Infra

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable, fault-tolerant systems. You will develop automation, collaborate with software teams, and drive reliability through monitoring, SLOs, and incident response.

The role emphasizes strong coding skills (Python, Go, Java, Shell), experience with distributed cloud systems, Linux, and container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field with 3+ years of experience.
• Proven work experience as an SRE/Systems Engineer or similar role.
• Proficient in Python, Go, Java, and shell scripting.
• Experience with network architecture, cloud systems, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of Linux and open-source technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation to maximize system efficiency.
• Collaborate with software teams to design, deploy, and operate robust systems.
• Ensure system scalability to handle traffic growth.
• Implement monitoring and set metrics for system health and performance.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident management.
• Conduct performance tests to identify bottlenecks.
• Define and track SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs.
• Engage in blameless postmortems and continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Shell script

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to design, implement, and operate scalable, fault-tolerant systems. You will develop automation, collaborate with software teams, and drive reliability through monitoring, SLOs, and incident response.

The role emphasizes strong coding skills (Python, Go, Java, Shell), experience with distributed cloud systems, Linux, and container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.