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TikTok · 20 hours ago

Tech Lead Manager, Site Reliability Engineer, Product - USDS

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$187K/yr - $438K/yr

5+ years exp

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Tech Lead Manager for their Site Reliability Engineer team within the U.S. Data Security division. This role involves providing technical leadership, driving architectural decisions, and fostering a culture of reliability while managing a team focused on building observable, fault-tolerant systems.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of Site Reliability Engineers focused on building observable, fault-tolerant systems

Drive architectural decisions for large-scale, globally distributed service mesh architectures

Establish and maintain production ownership models, incident response protocols, and service level objectives

Develop strategic roadmaps for observability and automation initiatives that enhance system reliability

Balance technical contributions with people management responsibilities, including career development, performance evaluations, and team growth

Foster a culture of reliability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing within your team and across the organization

Lead security initiatives to safeguard critical assets, partnering with security and compliance teams to implement robust protocols that ensure data protection and regulatory compliance across all services

Qualification

Large-scale distributed systemsUnix/Linux internalsProduction-grade codeSRE best practicesService level objectivesAutomation toolsCloud-native architecturesAnalytical mindsetTeam leadershipCollaboration skills

Required

5+ years of experience and expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems, relational databases, caching solutions and web service frameworks

Previous experience leading a small to mid-size team while maintaining significant 'hands-on' technical contributions

Strong understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems internals and networking fundamentals

Proficiency in writing production-grade code in Go, Python, Java or similar languages

Proven track record of establishing and implementing SRE best practices across engineering organizations

Experience developing and maintaining service level objectives (SLOs) and error budgets

Preferred

Deep expertise in algorithms, data structures, and systems design with proven ability to architect complex technical solutions

Track record of developing sophisticated automation tools and developer-friendly APIs that streamline operations and eliminate toil

Exceptional analytical mindset with demonstrated success solving intricate technical problems across distributed systems

Extensive experience running high-availability web services at massive scale, with comprehensive knowledge of cloud-native architectures and advanced networking concepts

Proven ability to lead and collaborate effectively with globally distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones and cultural contexts

Strategic vision to balance immediate operational needs with long-term reliability and scalability objectives

Success in designing and implementing observability solutions for complex distributed systems

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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