TikTok · 9 hours ago
Site Reliability Engineer, TikTok Generalized Arch USTO
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$119K/yr - $259K/yr
3+ years expTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the stability and reliability of their core services. The role involves responding to production incidents, maintaining system quality SLAs, and participating in disaster recovery initiatives to strengthen system resilience.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
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
Required
Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
Solid 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
3+ years of relevant experience in a large-scale internet or cloud-based business environment
Hands-on 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
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
10001+ employees
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