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Site Reliability Engineer - USDS

3+ months ago Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities

Site Reliability Engineering(SRE) at TikTok combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. In our team, you'll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale, while using expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design. We embrace a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving. We encourage close collaboration while promoting self-direction.

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).
- Practice sustainable user support, incident response, and blameless postmortems.

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with 3+ years of experience
- Proven work experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar software engineering role.
- Proficient knowledge of high-level programming languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, and Shell script).
- Experience in network architecture, database modeling, cloud systems and large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong understanding of Linux operating systems and open-source technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in MySQL, Redis, Ngnix, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenStack, Hadoop, Spark, etc
- [Preferred] Knowledge of monitoring tools and methodologies (such as Prometheus, Grafana).
- Excellent problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and a strong ability to debug complex systems.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Client-provided location(s): Sydney, Australia
Job ID: TikTok-7364563701690747146
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-04-26T13:08:22

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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