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TikTok · 1 month ago

Site Reliability Engineer - Trae USDS

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$137K/yr - $360K/yr

3+ years exp

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to enhance their AI-driven software development product, TRAE. The role involves developing automation procedures, collaborating with software engineering teams, and ensuring system scalability and performance.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automation procedures to maximize system efficiency and minimize human intervention

Work closely with software engineering teams to design, deploy and operate elements to ensure that systems are functionally robust

Ensure system scalability to handle growth in user traffic and data

Implement monitoring tools and set up metrics to keep track of system health and performance

Participate in on-call rotations, assist with incident management, and diagnose, resolve, and prevent production issues

Conduct performance tests to find and address system bottlenecks

Collaborate with teams across the organization to define Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Qualification

Linux operating systemKubernetesPythonDockerBig data systemsAlgorithmic thinkingData structuresSystem designCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions

Relevant work experience, with solid knowledge of computer software fundamentals, and understanding of Linux operating system, storage, network IO and other related principles

Familiar with one or more programming languages, such as Python/Go/Java/Shell

Capable of solving problems systematically, with excellent communication skills and a sense of responsibility

Prior experience in related computing/distributed/big data systems is preferred, such as Kubernetes/Docker/Spark/Flink, etc

Preferred

Master's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions

Possessing algorithmic thinking, good ability in data structures and system design is preferred

3 years of relevant experience in top tech companies

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

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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