Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Native Platform

Responsibilities

Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Our infrastructure team is seeking experienced site reliability engineers to build globally distributed edge platform for provisioning and deploying edge services.

Our team operates a large network of edge POPs around the world to accelerate site traffic and cache CDN content. We use Kubernetes to manage on-prem / cloud nodes and build an eco-system around it, including tools for monitoring, alerting, logging, CI / CD, etc.

and various services with automated deployment and scaling in order to maximize daily operation efficiencies. On top of the Kubernetes infra, we build the edge computing platform (PaaS) to help deploy and manage global edge services.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy and administrate Kubernetes clusters both on-prem and in cloud (AWS, GCP, etc.).
• Collaborate with software engineers to build enterprise-level edge computing platform (PaaS) with cutting-edge Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) technologies.
• Design, develop, automate, and continuously improve platform services and pipelines, such as monitoring, alerting, logging, tracing, CI / CD, etc.
• Improve Kubernetes system efficiency and debug issues related to networking, storage, scheduling, etc.
• Collaborate with open-source communities to advance Kubernetes and edge computing technologies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• 1+ years of experience in Kubernetes administration.
• 3+ years of experience in Unix / Linux systems from kernel to shell and beyond.
• Experience with Kubernetes CNI deployment and troubleshooting, including (but not limited to) the following CNIs : Cilium, Kube-Router, Calico, Flannel.
• Experience in designing, analyzing, and building automation tools for large scale and complex systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) certification.
• Experience in using and contributing to open-source projects in Kubernetes ecosystem, e.g. Kubespray, CNI, Helm, Istio / Linkerd, Prometheus, ArgoCD, OPA, Harbor, Envoy, etc.
• Experience in networking technologies such TCP / IP, BGP, DNS, load balancers, etc.
• Experience in CI / CD pipeline design and development.
• Experience in Kubernetes API, Operator, and Custom Resource Definition (CRD) development.

Inclusivity Commitment

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. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Job Information :

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $280000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life.

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