Senior Site Reliability Engineer - TikTok Product
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Full Time
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- Experience
- 5+ yrs
- Salary
- —
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 2 weeks ago
- Work mode
- In office
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Resume
- Required to apply
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Job description
About the Team
The Product Engineering team ensures TikTok's availability, maintaining critical services such as video playback, content recommendation algorithms, live streaming, and customer service channels.
Job Responsibilities
- Partner with multiple disciplines to plan, deploy, and manage large-scale, highly available systems.
- Create and sustain automation frameworks to boost reliability and operational efficiency.
- Lead technical initiatives within the SRE domain, offering mentorship and direction to colleagues.
- Collaborate closely with software developers to troubleshoot and fix production problems.
- Regularly monitor system performance, proactively detecting and mitigating potential failures.
- Innovate and enhance infrastructure and service management through research and experimentation.
- Contribute to the development and execution of disaster recovery protocols.
Qualifications
Mandatory:
- Degree in Computer Science or related fields.
- At least 5 years of experience in Site Reliability or Production Engineering, handling distributed systems at scale.
- Deep expertise in container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong foundation in Unix/Linux administration, networking basics, and storage architectures.
Preferred:
- Competency in programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Ruby, Rust, or JavaScript.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
About TikTok USDS Joint Venture
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC operates to ensure the safety and security of US users by managing data privacy and cybersecurity under strict regulations aligned with national security directives. It oversees trust and safety policies, content moderation, and safeguards the app ecosystem for Americans.
Work Environment
The company requires full-time onsite attendance, emphasizing in-person collaboration for faster decision-making and cohesive team culture, moving from hybrid models to up to five days per week onsite presence.
Why Join Us
At TikTok, creativity fuels innovation. Our diverse and global teams facilitate authentic self-expression and connections worldwide. We value curiosity, humility, and impact-driven work, fostering a resilient and collaborative spirit. We promote continuous learning and an "Always Day 1" mindset to overcome challenges and drive meaningful progress.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok strives to cultivate an inclusive workplace that respects diverse experiences and perspectives, reflecting the global communities we serve. The company is passionately engaged in celebrating all voices and creating an equitable environment.
Acknowledgment of Country
Recognizing the Traditional Custodians of Australia, TikTok honors their enduring connections to land, sea, and community, paying respect to elders past and present, and extending recognition to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Minimum education
Bachelor's Degree