Production System Engineer

Company: TikTok
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, 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.TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.Our Infrastructure Engineering team supports the company's fast growth by building and operating hyper-scale datacenters, managing the life cycle of server fleet, providing cloud solutions, and developing various infrastructure services and making sure they are scalable and are reliable.To support the fast growth and manage the massive content on the platform, the infrastructure team is building large-scale datacenters globally which host hundreds of thousands of servers. Production System Engineers manage the full lifecycles of server fleet, including initial deployment, OS installation, service provisioning, inventory management, troubleshooting and repairs, and eventually decommissioning and recycles. Responsibilities:--- Perform deep dives on complex technical issues within the data center, ranging from software bugs, hardware failures to network issues.--- Build tools and automation to improve the operational efficiency. --- Work cross-function on large-scale data center projects and initiatives including datacenter buildout and server deployment.--- Participate in an on-call rotation.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:--- BS in technical field or commensurate experience. --- 2+ years experience of Linux and hardware systems in a production environment.--- 2+ years experience in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Go, or scripting experience in Shell and Python. Preferred Qualifications--- Experience in building tools and automation to manage massive server fleet.--- Experience in web service development.--- Knowledge of the interdependencies of datacenter functions and technologies. --- Knowledge of remote server management tools and technologies such as PXE and IPMI.--- Project management experience.*TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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 believe individuals shouldn't be disadvantaged because of their background or identity, but instead should be considered based on their strengths and experience. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to us at USRC@tiktok.com.

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