ByteDance · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer, Security Engineering
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$119K/yr - $259K/yr
2+ years expByteDance is a company dedicated to inspiring creativity and enriching life through innovative products. They are seeking a Software Engineer in Security Engineering to design and implement security operation platforms, collaborate with global teams, and manage project priorities to enhance their cybersecurity efforts.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and deploy security operation platforms, including but not limited to SIEM, SOAR, TIP, Incidence Management, and XDR products
Design, deploy, and operate large scale distributed systems for global threat intelligence curation, threat activity monitoring, and data analysis
Collaborate with multiple cross-functional global teams, analyze product requirements, and deliver highly effective products rapidly
Manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other relevant majors, with at least two years of software development experience in the cybersecurity domain
Excellent algorithm, data structure, and programming skills; Proficiency in at least two general purpose programming languages
Proficiency in back-end development, including distributed data systems and computing systems
Proficiency in front-end development, including languages, layouts, runtimes, and frameworks
Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear, concise and timely manner
Preferred
Experience in building security operation platforms such as SIEM, SOAR, TIP, and incident management for threat analysts and response teams, who use the platform to manage and triage threats and alerts
Experience in building threat intelligence systems that collect, discover, monitor, and analyze cyber threat activities. In particular, experience in developing and deploying honeypots under large scale cloud settings, and generating threat intelligence that disrupt harmful cyber activity in real time
Benefits
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 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
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
2024-07-25Secondary Market
2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
Recent News
2026-01-08
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