Overview
On Site
USD 115,763.00 - 162,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Reliability Engineering
Systems Engineering
Partnership
Product Engineering
Distributed Computing
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Service Level
Software Development
Computer Science
Command-line Interface
Linux
Python
Java
Network
DNS
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
TCP/IP
OSI Model
Routing
Switches
Load Balancing
Database
Algorithms
Effective Communication
Educate
Continuous Improvement
Collaboration
Teamwork
Provisioning
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Microsoft Azure
Cloud Computing
Microservices
Change Management
Incident Management
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Agile
Insurance
Life Insurance
LOS
Management
Information Technology
Video
SAFE
FOCUS
Privacy
Data Security
Screening
Recruiting
Job Details
Location :
San Jose
Employment Type :
Regular
Job Code :
A224009
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Responsibilities
About the Team Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed and fault-tolerant systems. Product SREs help ensure the reliability and uptime for the services underpinning the TikTok product. Our team pays great attention to optimizing existing systems, working closely with cross functional teams and eliminating toil through automation. In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time. In the USDS TikTok Product Engineering SRE team you'll have the opportunity to manage complex challenges at scale, while utilizing your knowledge in coding, algorithms, troubleshooting, complexity analysis and large-scale, distributed system design. We embrace a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, openness and problem solving. We encourage close collaboration while promoting self-direction. What You'll Do: - Gain a solid understanding of the various components and services that power the TikTok experience - Utilize computer science fundamentals to troubleshoot and resolve real world problems across our globally distributed microservice-based architecture that can handle petabytes of data - Help maintain services to meet service-level-agreements (SLAs) or service-level-objectives (SLOs) by measuring and monitoring availability, performance, and overall system health - Work with teams across different pillars to continuously find new and creative ways of operating at scale via software solutions and tooling - Utilize modern software development best-practices to eliminate toil, automate production updates, and build robust services to improve observability (metrics, traces, logs). - Participate as part of a global team to support site-up issues to ensure we deliver best-of-breed services for TikTok's business.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field - Experience with the Linux command line and related Linux OS concepts - Comfortable coding in Python, Go, or Java. - Solid knowledge of computer field fundamentals for network concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, OSI model, routing/switching, load balancing), database and algorithms. - Effective communication skills and an ability to self-educate when presented with a novel task or deliverable. - Self-driven at discovering, analyzing and summarizing problems to promote continuous improvement of projects. - Passionate, self-motivated and can demonstrate excellent teamwork skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Hands on experience provisioning and managing infrastructure on a public cloud such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, etc. - Hands on experience building a scalable, cloud-native or microservice based application. - Exposure to change management, incident management, CI/CD, agile concept and process. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $115763 - $162000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About USDS
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security ("USDS") is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
Data Security Statement
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect - and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
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San Jose
Employment Type :
Regular
Job Code :
A224009
Apply to this job
Share this listing:
Responsibilities
About the Team Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed and fault-tolerant systems. Product SREs help ensure the reliability and uptime for the services underpinning the TikTok product. Our team pays great attention to optimizing existing systems, working closely with cross functional teams and eliminating toil through automation. In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time. In the USDS TikTok Product Engineering SRE team you'll have the opportunity to manage complex challenges at scale, while utilizing your knowledge in coding, algorithms, troubleshooting, complexity analysis and large-scale, distributed system design. We embrace a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, openness and problem solving. We encourage close collaboration while promoting self-direction. What You'll Do: - Gain a solid understanding of the various components and services that power the TikTok experience - Utilize computer science fundamentals to troubleshoot and resolve real world problems across our globally distributed microservice-based architecture that can handle petabytes of data - Help maintain services to meet service-level-agreements (SLAs) or service-level-objectives (SLOs) by measuring and monitoring availability, performance, and overall system health - Work with teams across different pillars to continuously find new and creative ways of operating at scale via software solutions and tooling - Utilize modern software development best-practices to eliminate toil, automate production updates, and build robust services to improve observability (metrics, traces, logs). - Participate as part of a global team to support site-up issues to ensure we deliver best-of-breed services for TikTok's business.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field - Experience with the Linux command line and related Linux OS concepts - Comfortable coding in Python, Go, or Java. - Solid knowledge of computer field fundamentals for network concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, OSI model, routing/switching, load balancing), database and algorithms. - Effective communication skills and an ability to self-educate when presented with a novel task or deliverable. - Self-driven at discovering, analyzing and summarizing problems to promote continuous improvement of projects. - Passionate, self-motivated and can demonstrate excellent teamwork skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Hands on experience provisioning and managing infrastructure on a public cloud such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, etc. - Hands on experience building a scalable, cloud-native or microservice based application. - Exposure to change management, incident management, CI/CD, agile concept and process. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $115763 - $162000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About USDS
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security ("USDS") is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
Data Security Statement
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect - and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
Apply to this job
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