Site Reliability Engineer - USDS

Tiktok•Seattle, WA

58d•Hybrid

About The Position

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us. Site Reliability Engineering(SRE) at TikTok 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. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 3+ years of experience
Proven work experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar software engineering role.
Proficient knowledge of high-level programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, and Shell script).
Experience in network architecture, database modeling, cloud systems and large-scale distributed systems.
Strong understanding of Linux operating systems and open-source technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience with containers and container orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes or equivalent.
Knowledge of monitoring tools and methodologies (such as Prometheus, Grafana).
Excellent problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and a strong ability to debug complex systems.
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain automation procedures to maximize system efficiency and minimize human intervention.
Work closely with software engineering teams to design, deploy and operate elements to ensure that systems are functionally robust.
Ensure system scalability to handle growth in web traffic and data.
Implement monitoring tools and set up metrics to keep track of system health and performance.
Participate in on-call rotations, assist with incident management, and diagnose, resolve, and prevent production issues.
Conduct performance tests to find and address system bottlenecks.
Collaborate with teams across the organization to define Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
Practice sustainable user support, incident response, and blameless postmortems.

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