ByteDance · 1 week ago
Network Engineer, Edge Networking
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$119K/yr - $259K/yr
1+ years expByteDance is a leading technology company known for its innovative products like TikTok and Douyin. They are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design and optimize network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance across their global data centers.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Partner with various internal network teams to define and implement network architecture improvements, specifically consolidating network infrastructure
Support and enhance the backbone network, ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability across regional and global infrastructure
Collaborate with both Edge and DataCenter network teams to optimize and troubleshoot Backbone to origin routing and performance
Support and enhance interconnectivity strategies, ensuring seamless integration between Edge-managed and DataCenter-managed infrastructure
Engage in joint troubleshooting efforts when root causes are unclear, partnering with DataCenter teams to resolve network performance issues
Leverage automation to streamline network configurations and optimize traffic flows between Edge and DataCenter environments
Act as a liaison between Edge and China-based DataCenter teams, ensuring alignment in network strategy and architecture
Qualification
Required
B.S/M.S in Telecommunication/Electrical Engineering/Computer Science
One and above year of experience in Data center network engineering, focusing on backbone, Edge, and interconnect architectures
Strong knowledge of BGP, MPLS, SR-TE and other routing protocols relevant to large-scale network operations
Experience working with IPT, IXP, and PNI peering, including traffic engineering and optimization
Prior experience working in multi-regional network environments
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex network issues collaboratively across different teams
Experience with content delivery networks (CDN) and edge computing architectures
Preferred
In-depth knowledge of network protocols and implementation in hyper scale data center networks
Familiar with mainstream commercial switch/router chipsets, such as Broadcom, Barefoot etc
Good understanding of IPv6 and IPv4-IPv6 co-existence technologies
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
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
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