Optical Transport Network (OTN) Engineer – Physical Network Infra – London

Responsibilities

About TikTok TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok’s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. Why Join Us Creation is the core of TikTok’s purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life – a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, 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 users we serve. Join us. Network Engineering-Physical Network Infra team brings together innovative ideas and technologies from network architecture, software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, switch software and hardware co-design, and high-speed networking, to create hyperscale data-center networking solutions that power several of the most popular apps of the world such as Douyin and TikTok which serve hundreds of millions of users around the globe. Network Engineering-Physical Network Infra team is responsible for designing, building, and operating the global, intelligent network infrastructure to meet the requirements of high availability, scalability, and high-performance. By joining this team, you will gain marketable software development and/or network operation experiences in data center networking on a massive scale. Responsibilities – Responsible for buildout, delivery and daily operation of Tiktok’s global OTN infra – Responsible for high level and low level design, road-map and standardization of Tiktok’s OTN – Responsible for OTN automation and architecture optimization – Improve OTN availability and efficiency – As a team member, responsible for Tiktok’s global datacenter buildout and operations

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications – Expert knowledge on optical transportation, 3+ years experience of OTN solution, system design, architecture, service delivery and operation – Proven hands on experience of major OTN devices, such as Ciena, Nokia, Infinera etc. – Good troubleshooting skills, able to handle various OTN issues Preferred Qualifications – Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science, Electrical engineering, Mechanical engineering or any equivalent technical field with relevant work experience. – Self-motivated, good communication and written skills. – Team player and participate in TikTok’s network global oncall rotation. – Network knowledge, such as TCP/IP, BGP is preferred 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. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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