Datacenter Engineering (Facilities Management) - Infrastructure Engineering

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Job Summary

Job Description

The Datacenter Infrastructure Engineering team at ByteDance seeks a skilled engineer to support hyperscale datacenter operations. Responsibilities include acting as a Subject Matter Expert for the DC Operations team, auditing CoLocation partners, reviewing Data Hall Fit-Outs, managing change management for high-risk maintenance, and collaborating with various teams and vendors. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical infrastructure experience, understands large-scale deployment challenges, and is passionate about engineering excellence. This role requires expertise in power and cooling calculations, redundancy implementation, and supervision of construction and commissioning teams for data hall fit-outs. The work will influence global processes.

Must have:

Expertise in power & cooling calculations (TIA-942, ASHRAE)
Experience with power & cooling redundancy (2N, N+1, N+2)
Data hall fit-out supervision, IT services coordination
Change management for high-risk maintenance activities
Excellent communication & collaboration skills

Good to have:

Vendor/project engagement experience
Agility & prioritization in fast-paced environments

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Job Details

Responsibilities

About the Team The Datacenter Infrastructure Engineering team supports the company's fast growth by building and operating hyperscale datacenters. The team manages the end to end lifecycle of server fleet, providing cloud solutions and various infrastructure services ensuring that they are scalable and are reliable. About the Role The team is looking for candidates with strong technical infrastructure backgrounds, passionate about engineering excellence, and providing effective and sustainable solutions with an eye to the future. You understand the challenges associated with deploying infrastructure at scale and have experience in designing systems and platforms that set the global standard for performance, availability, security, and cost. The work you do will influence processes globally. Responsibilities • Support the DC Operations team as a Subject Matter Expert to understand and manage design limitations and risks. • Regularly audit, review, and collaborate with our CoLocation Partners on their maintenance program and effectiveness. • Participate and review Data Hall Fit-Outs to confirm design specifications are being followed • Manage and drive the change management process for high-risk maintenance activities in our data centers. • Continually maintain positive and collaborative working relations with partner teams, vendors, teammates, and internal customers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications • Diploma or Professional Certification in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or relevant discipline. • Knowledge of standard power and cooling calculations necessary to determine capacity requirements (i.e., TIA-942, ASHRAE). • Experience with Power Redundancy and its implementation in design (i.e., 2N or N+1 Distributed Redundant). • Understand Cooling Redundancy and how Concurrent Maintainability is implemented in design (i.e., N+1 or N+2). • Experience in the following areas: - Supervision of the construction team to complete Data Hall fit-out experience, including IT services Coordination, Power and Cooling Planning. - Influence the testing and commissioning team to perform L1 to L5 commissioning tests to validate the system design intent and resolve technical problems. • Electrical and/or mechanical engineering experience such as generators, chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, UPS, electrical sub-distribution systems, etc. • Strong verbal and written communication skills with attention to clarity and detail. Preferred Qualifications • A high level of agility with the ability to prioritize work and stay organized in a complex, fast-paced environment with high ambiguity. • Vendors, projects, or program engagement experience. • Good judgment with a calculated risk approach during uncertainties.

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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.​