Tech Lead, Data Infrastructure & SRE (Cloud-Scale)

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 244,800 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Wellbeing benefits

Paid personal time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose seeks a Tech Lead for Data Infrastructure Site Reliability to steer the design, development, and operation of large-scale cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with Advertising, ML, E-commerce, and Core Infra teams to ensure reliability and performance across platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, deep technical expertise, and the ability to influence across organizations while driving automation and cost-efficient solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, software development, or related fields.
• Hands-on expertise in databases, Kubernetes, or big data systems.
• Strong knowledge of system architecture, distributed systems, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on design, development, and operation of large-scale cloud infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Lead automation initiatives to reduce toil and improve efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive long-term reliability.
• Promote best practices in observability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

SRE experience

Cloud-based systems

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Kubernetes

Big Data

Job description

ByteDance in San Jose seeks a Tech Lead for Data Infrastructure Site Reliability to steer the design, development, and operation of large-scale cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with Advertising, ML, E-commerce, and Core Infra teams to ensure reliability and performance across platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, deep technical expertise, and the ability to influence across organizations while driving automation and cost-efficient solutions.