Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer; Entry Level- USDS

Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer (Entry Level)- USDS

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Team Introduction
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Tik Tok combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. In our team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale, while using expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design. We embrace a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving. We encourage close collaboration while promoting self-direction.

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design, throughout development, capacity planning, and launch reviews, to deployment, operation, and automate
• Design and implement various dashboards and monitoring frameworks for efficient, automated, and intelligent service-oriented architecture (SOA) governance
• Scale systems elastically through mechanisms such as automation; evolve systems reliability, efficiency, and velocity by pushing for changes
• Practice efficient customer support, incident response, and blameless postmortems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Industrial or internship experience in accredited internet or cloud companies
• Proficient in one of the following programming languages:
  Python, GoLang, Java, Shell
• Familiar with Linux system internals, networking, and distributed systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in MySQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Docker, Hadoop, Spark, Flink, HDFS, etc.
• Experience in designing and analyzing large-scale distributed systems

As a condition of employment, all successful candidates must be able to establish authorization to work in the United States. For this position, the Company does not provide sponsorship or any immigration-related benefits.

Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to Tik Tok 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.

On‑site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real‑time decision‑making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok'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.

Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok, our…