Tech Lead, AI Infra Site Reliability Engineer - USDS Seattle Regular R&D Job ID: LWR2

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 160.000 - 210.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a Tech Lead for AI Infra Site Reliability Engineering in Seattle. The role focuses on building and running large-scale, globally distributed, observable systems for TikTok's AI-driven recommendations and search platforms.

Responsibilities include lifecycle ownership, tooling for reliability, and incident response. On-site work is required, with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or related field; 5+ years of related work experience
• Experience in SRE of large-scale systems deployment with high reliability and scalability
• Familiar with Linux and network operations
• Programming in Python, Perl, Go, or C/C++
• Experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
• Familiar with CI/CD procedures and environments
• Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive

Responsabilidades

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of Recommendation and Search systems—from design through launch, deployment, operation and refinement
• Deliver tools/software to improve reliability and scalability of services, automate operations and improve R&D efficiency
• Build availability of large-scale services deployed across global data centers
• Plan, manage and optimize cloud resources utilization, ensuring SLA of large-scale clusters
• Measure and monitor availability, latency and overall service health
• Practice sustainable incident response and postmortems

Conhecimentos

Linux

Networking

Python

Perl

Go

C/C++

CI/CD

Distributed systems

SRE

Ownership

Formação

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Descrição da vaga

Tech Lead, AI Infra Site Reliability Engineer - USDS

Seattle Regular R&D Job ID: LWR2

Responsibilities

About the team

The USDS JV AI Infra SRE team works with engineering and product teams to build and run large-scale, globally distributed, observable, fault‑tolerant systems for TikTok state‑of‑the‑Art Recommendation and Search engines. SREs on this team will deliver on production ownership and be responsible for observability and automation across complex, large-scale service mesh architectures.

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of Recommendation and Search systems — from system design consulting through to launch reviews, deployment, operation and refinement
• Deliver tools/software to improve the reliability and scalability of services, automate operations and improve R&D efficiency
• Build availability of large-scale services deployed across global data centers
• Plan, manage and optimize cloud resources utilization, ensuring SLA of large-scale clusters
• Measure and monitor availability, latency and overall service health
• Practice sustainable incident response and postmortems

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above majoring in Computer Science or related fields, with 5+ years of related work experience
• Experience in SRE of large-scale systems deployment with high reliability and scalability
• Familiar with system operation skills in Linux and network
• Experience programming in at least one of the following languages: Python, Perl, Go, or C/C++
• Experience in designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
• Familiar with popular CI/CD procedures and environments
• Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in SRE for Recommendation Systems, Search, or Advertising platforms.
• Familiarity with the ML lifecycle and inference engines

Job Information

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision‑making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.

On‑site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real‑time decision‑making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in‑person schedule up to 5 days a week.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is 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 bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

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. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. 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

TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS 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/USDS-RA