The business problem is to ensure the scalability, robustness, and efficiency of TikTok's systems to handle growth in web traffic and data, while maintaining system health and performance, and protecting sensitive user data.
Requirements
- Proficient knowledge of high-level programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, and Shell script).
- Experience in network architecture, cloud systems and large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of Linux operating systems and open-source technologies.
- Experience in MySQL, Redis, Ngnix, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenStack, Hadoop, Spark, etc
- Knowledge of monitoring tools and methodologies (such as Prometheus, Grafana).
- Excellent problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and a strong ability to debug complex systems.
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).
Other
- Hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information.
- As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
