Site Reliability Engineer Graduate (Video Infrastructure) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
ByteDance
Responsibilities
Team Introduction Video Arch is one of the world's leading video platforms that provides media storage, delivery, transcoding, and streaming services. We are building the next generation video processing platform and the largest live streaming network, which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world. Popular video products of TikTok and its affiliates are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. Working in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of large-scale networks all over the world, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at ByteDance. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Responsibilities: - Take ownership of the operation and reliability of one of TikTok's most critical components - Videos, encompassing short videos, live streaming, and real-time communications. - Develop and maintain global infrastructure for multimedia transport, storage, and processing to serve billions of users worldwide. - Participate in global production systems management, including monitoring, emergency response, capacity planning, and optimization. - Create tools, automation processes, visualizations, and monitoring systems to facilitate the operation and optimization of the global infrastructure. - Contribute to and enhance the entire service lifecycle, from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement. - Construct multi-geo infrastructure across the globe, manage service capacity across regions, and balance traffic and resources on a global scale.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related major involving software/system engineering. - Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go. - Knowledge of networking, operating systems, database systems, and container technology. Preferred Qualifications: - Good understanding of microservices architecture, and troubleshooting in large scale distributed systems. - Experience with common open-source systems such as Linux, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis and ELK. - Experience in building solutions with AWS, Google, Azure, and other cloud services. - Passionate, self-motivated, and good team collaboration skills. By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://jobs.bytedance.com/en/legal/privacy If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@bytedance.com
Job Information
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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 ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance'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.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
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.