TikTok · 2 days ago
Software Engineer Graduate (Global SRE) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$119K/yr - $187K/yrTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking talented graduates to join their monetization technology team. The role involves ensuring high availability of globally distributed ads systems and offers opportunities for career growth and innovation.
Social MediaVideoMedia and EntertainmentMarketingContent CreatorsContent Discovery
Responsibilities
Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of Ads systems — from system design consulting through to launch reviews, deployment, operation and refinement
Build availability of services deployed across multiple data centers globally
Deliver tools/software to improve the reliability, scalability and operability of services
Measure and monitor availability, latency and overall service health
Practice sustainable incident response and postmortems
Participate in on-call rotations across continents
Qualification
Required
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors
Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, or Go
Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems and IP networking
Experience in problem-solving, application issues, or production operations
Experience in automating routine tasks
Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive
Preferred
Experience in SRE of Ads/recommendation systems
Experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
10 paid sick days per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
Company
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
N Ali Mohamed
CEO
Blake Chandlee
VP Global Business Solutions
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