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ByteDance · 10 months ago

Senior Software Development Engineer, Virtual Network

San Jose

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$187K/yr - $438K/yr

ByteDance is a leading technology company known for its innovative products, including TikTok and Douyin. The Senior Software Development Engineer in Virtual Network will work on developing and deploying ByteDance's virtual network architecture, collaborating with various teams to enhance network performance and scalability.

Digital MediaBig DataEnterprise SoftwareArtificial Intelligence (AI)Telecom & CommunicationsSocial MediaContentData MiningFoundational AIInternet

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work on ByteDance's virtual network architecture, design, development, and deployment and collaborate with multiple product teams and customers

Apply network virtualization technologies in various cloud products including VMs, containers, and virtual network gateways

Utilize hardware offloading technologies and related software stacks in many network virtualization areas and high speed networks

Emphasize on software-hardware integration with state-of-the-art programmable hardwares including Tofino and DPUs

Qualification

Virtual network technologiesC/C++ programmingLinux programmingDistributed systemsHardware accelerationHigh performance networkingTroubleshooting skillsP4 programmingProblem solving skills

Required

Familiar with virtual network technologies such as VPC, VxLAN, OVS, EVPN, etc

Proficient in several mainstream programming languages such as C/C++, Go, etc

Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Experience in distributed systems a plus

Experience in Linux and/or kernel programming and development a plus

Preferred

Familiar with hardware acceleration and offloading technologies, etc

Familiar with P4 programming on Tofino, NPL, and Pensando, etc

Familiar with high performance networking technologies such as RDMA and RoCEv2, etc

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

ByteDance

Glassdoor3.4

ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.

Founded in 2012

Beijing, Beijing, CHN

10001+ employees

http://bytedance.com

H1B Sponsorship

ByteDance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

72%

Represents job field similar to this job

Engineering and Development

Product Management

Management and Executive

Marketing

Human Resources

Sales

Accounting and Finance

Customer Service and Support

Creatives and Design

Legal and Compliance

Public Sector and Government

Education and Training

Arts and Entertainment

Trends of Total Sponsorships

*2026 (151)

2025 (1348)

2024 (1123)

2023 (775)

2022 (487)

2021 (417)

2020 (245)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$9.8B

Key Investors

Capital TodayG42Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Japan,Sequoia Capital

2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M

2024-07-25Secondary Market

2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M

Leadership Team

Rubo Liang

Co-Founder

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