Software Engineer - Traffic Platform

Responsibilities

• Design and develop features of traffic software (DNS Server, L4 and L7 Proxy, Web Caching, and FaaS Runtime), integrate based on our traffic platform to process terabyte-scale data in real-time
• Build data pipeline and develop telemetry systems to support data driven traffic control
• Develop API acceleration and other networking services that run on top of our multi-cloud based traffic platform
• Problem solving and performance tuning for online traffic
• Research new technologies for more efficient and scalable traffic processing

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience in developing network systems in Rust, C, C++, and/or Go, strong developing skills in Linux environment.
• Master’s degree (or Bachelor's degree with addtional 2+ years of experience) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related majors.
• Familiarity with network protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPs, and DNS.
• Familiarity with Microservice architecture.
• Familiarity with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of software deployment fundamentals and automation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good understanding of concepts in operating system, remote process communication, high availability etc.
• Experience in building large scale network services on cloud ( AWS, GCP, OCI ).
• Experience in designing and developing high performance network loadbalancer products.
• Experience in developing proxy software such as Nginx and Envoy is a big plus.
• Experience in System Programming using low level system calls such as epoll, io-uring, etc., is a big plus.
• Experience in developing Web Caching software such as Apache Traffic Server and Varnish, etc.
• Experience in Edge Computing and FaaS Runtime development.
• Experience in building distributed or cloud service based management system
• Proficiency in networking newer protocols such as HTTP2, HTTP3/QUIC, TLS
  1.3, etc.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $359720 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.

Founded in 2012, Byte Dance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including Tik Tok, Lemon8, Cap Cut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, Byte Dance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Byte Dance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

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