Senior/Tech Lead Network Software Development Engineer, Network Platform

Responsibilities

About ByteDance

Founded in 2012, ByteDance’s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of ByteDance’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 ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.

Join us.

About the team

ByteDance Networking 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 hyper-scale 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.

The Network Systems team is responsible for developing ByteDance’s global network infrastructure, including in-house networking equipment (switches, gateways, optics) and automated management platform. The team is committed to building a high-performance, high-reliability, cost-effective, and globally leading intelligent network to support ByteDance’s growing business needs. Team members are distributed in different countries and cities, and everyone collaborates remotely and is goal-driven.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the fundamental capability building of a large-scale data center network platform;
• Develop services and tools for the full lifecycle operation management of a large-scale data center network;
• Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis;
• Update software, enhances existing software capabilities, and develop and direct software testing and validation procedures.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above, in fields related to computer science, communication engineering, network engineering, or other relevant majors;
• Proficient in at least one or more backend programming languages, such as Python, Go, C, C++, etc;
• Have a strong commitment to code and design quality, place high importance on code reviews, and maintain excellent coding habits;
• Have a strong passion for knowledge, curiosity, and ambition, with the ability to stay current and learn the latest technologies in the industry promptly.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years experience with developing large-scale management or operations platforms is a plus.
• Experience in using Python to build workflows, search, authentication and other platform capabilities.

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

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