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TikTok · 1 day ago

Software Engineer Graduate (Site Reliability Engineering) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$119K/yr - $187K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Software Engineer Graduate for their Site Reliability Engineering team starting in 2026. The role involves ensuring the stability of core services, responding to production incidents, and participating in disaster recovery initiatives to enhance system resilience.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Ensure the stability and reliability of TikTok’s core services; respond quickly to production incidents and build mechanisms and platforms to continuously improve incident handling efficiency

Define and maintain system quality SLAs through continuous, comprehensive data operations; identify and manage system risks to improve reliability, scalability, and performance

Participate in TikTok’s disaster recovery initiatives, including risk assessment, disaster recovery design, capacity planning, and contingency plan development, to strengthen system resilience and fault tolerance

Develop and accumulate best practices, tools, and frameworks for operations and maintenance; provide guidance on system architecture design and component selection; produce high-quality technical and operational documentation

Qualification

LinuxProgramming languagesProblem-solvingAI-powered toolsSystem architectureEffective communicationOwnershipResponsibility

Required

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent majors/experience

Foundation in computer science and software engineering, with understanding of operating systems (especially Linux), storage systems, and network I/O principles

Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Go, Java, PHP, C, or C++

Strong problem-solving skills with a systematic approach, effective communication abilities, and a strong sense of ownership and responsibility

Preferred

Experience building AI-powered tools to improve SRE/operations efficiency (e.g., intelligent runbooks, automated incident response, anomaly detection, or self-healing systems)

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

TikTok

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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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