Site Reliability Engineer

The Systems and Networking team is committed to ensuring the seamless operation of TikTok's US physical infrastructure. We handle the provisioning of physical servers and maintain the TikTok US physical network. Additionally, we engage in collaborative efforts with vendors such as OCI and Akamai to manage physical hardware, networks, and uphold assurance and compliance objectives. We also work closely with our colleagues around the world to build and support various platforms within our US region, including internal platforms that support our daily operations. Our primary goal is to ensure the uninterrupted functionality of TikTok's US Physical Infrastructure, thus facilitating other internal middleware teams to deliver essential intermediary services to internal business units such as Product, e-Commerce, Ads/Monetization, etc., all while strictly adhering to compliance standards.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Drive infrastructure automation and tooling: Design, develop, and maintain solutions for efficient operation, optimization, and comprehensive monitoring of global infrastructure, minimizing manual intervention.
• Collaborate on service lifecycle management: Partner with engineering teams to design, deploy, operate, and continuously improve robust and scalable systems and services, from inception to refinement.
• Ensure service reliability and performance: Proactively monitor system health, conduct performance testing, and manage incidents to maximize uptime, availability, and adherence to defined SLAs/SLOs.
• Execute core SRE practices: Perform on-call duties and production operations, including change management, capacity planning, and disaster recovery, while contributing to documentation and process improvements across teams.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience in software development with one or more programming languages.
• Experience in Linux Operating Systems, Networking, Database concepts, Monitoring, Shell scripting.
• Superb analytical ability, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communicator, team-player, self-starter and fast learner.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Proficient in any of the following languages: Python, GoLang, C++.
• Expertise in any of the following: SRE philosophy, AIOPS, APM, Disaster Recovery.
• Expertise in any of these tech stacks: Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, ClickHouse, Message Queue, OpenTSDB, Service Mesh.

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.

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.

Acknowledgment of Country:

In the spirit of reconciliation, TikTok acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Sea Islander peoples today.