Linux Kernel Software Engineer

1 Month ago • 3-4 Years • Full Stack Development • $172,931 PA - $250,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance seeks Linux Kernel Software Engineers to design and implement critical public cloud infrastructure systems. Responsibilities include designing software architectures for efficient algorithm development and deployment, gathering performance metrics, troubleshooting production issues, verifying system features, and researching anti-automation techniques. This role requires expertise in Linux systems software development using C/C++, containerization, version control (Pipeline, Bash, or Git), and software service maintenance. The ideal candidate will have experience provisioning servers using Linux OS and working across all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Must have:
  • Linux kernel development (C/C++)
  • Software development lifecycle experience
  • Containerization and deployment
  • Version control (Git, Bash)
  • Server provisioning (Linux)
  • Software debugging and maintenance
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off (holidays, sick days, personal time)

Job Details

Responsibilities
About ByteDance 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 Us 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. About the Team Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey! Responsibilities Design and implement critical public cloud infrastructure systems with a focus on the Linux kernel operation systems software development. Design and implement software architectures that support efficient algorithm development, verification, and deployment on various platforms. Gather and analyze solution performance metrics and identify opportunities to support, troubleshoot, and resolve critical issues in production and/or design, and develop and/or enhance new and existing features to ensure the flexibility and longevity of deployed solutions. Verify and validate system software features, functionality, and performance aspects. Use data to understand the availability, reliability, and sustainability of our infrastructure. Research and develop cutting edge techniques to detect and prevent unwanted automation on the web. Work with stakeholders to research malicious tools, identify the newest attacks, and build anti-automation measures.
Qualifications
Qualifications Must have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, or a related field, and 1 year of related work experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience. Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience in each of the following: Provisioning servers using Linux operating systems; Working across all phases of the software development lifecycle for the design, development, testing, and implementation of Linux systems software using C, C++, data structures, or algorithms; Deploying and managing applications using containerized tools; Version control of codebase using Pipeline, Bash, or Git; and Maintaining and debugging software services. Type: Full time, 40 hours/week Location: San Jose, CA Salary Range: $172931 - $250000 per year To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact lpresumes@bytedance.com if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website. 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. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at lpresumes@bytedance.com. #LI-DNI #IND-DNI
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $172931 - $250000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Similar Jobs

velotio technologies  - Senior DevOps Engineer (GCP)

velotio technologies

Pune, Maharashtra, India (Remote)
2 Months ago
Neolytix - Senior Azure DeVops Engineer - HIPAA Compliance, CI/CD

Neolytix

Gurugram, Haryana, India (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Unisys - Sr Cloud Engineer (AWS and DevOps)

Unisys

Richmond, Virginia, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Alten Technology USA - Field Engineer

Alten Technology USA

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Ansys - R&D Verification Engineer II - MAPDL

Ansys

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Meta - Software Engineer, Intern/Co-op

Meta

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

Google

(On-Site)
6 Months ago
Saviynt - Senior Principal Software Engineer - Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Saviynt

El Segundo, California, United States (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Ion - Lead Software Engineer, Italy

Ion

Rome, Lazio, Italy (On-Site)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Canonical - Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer - Silicon Enablement

Canonical

(Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Cadence - Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Cadence

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Canonical - Ubuntu Linux Kernel Engineer - BIOS/Firmware

Canonical

(Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Veeam Software - Cloud Platform Engineer

Veeam Software

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Axon - IT Support IV

Axon

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Banyan Software - Lead Dev Ops Engineer

Banyan Software

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Senior VLSI Integration Engineer

NVIDIA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Paytm - Data Engineer - Technical Lead

Paytm

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior HPC AI Cluster Engineer

NVIDIA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Airbyte - Solutions Architect

Airbyte

New York, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in San Jose, California, United States

NVIDIA - VLSI Physical Design Engineer - New College Grad 2025

NVIDIA

Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Second Dinner - Senior Platform Engineer I - SDK & Game Integration

Second Dinner

United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
Veeam Software - Senior Netsuite System Analyst

Veeam Software

Georgia, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
Meta - Software Engineering Manager, Product

Meta

Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)
7 Months ago
Payactiv - Marketing Copywriter

Payactiv

Milpitas, California, United States (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Apple - Value Added Reseller Account Manager

Apple

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Trek - MHI Guest Services Associate

Trek

Madison, Wisconsin, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
bytedance - Software Development Engineer Graduate (Distributed NoSQL Database Systems)

bytedance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Scopely - Senior Manager, Business Operations - Office of the CRO

Scopely

California, United States (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
Probably Monsters - Systems Engineer, Engine (Core Technology)

Probably Monsters

Dallas, Texas, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Full Stack Development Jobs

Nagarro - Associate Principal Engineer, .Net Fullstack

Nagarro

India (Remote)
7 Months ago
Hitachi - MSD CE - Portal

Hitachi

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Nagarro - Associate Engineer, Tech support

Nagarro

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Nagarro - Senior Engineer

Nagarro

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Scopely - Lead Engineer

Scopely

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Ion - Lead Software Engineer, Italy

Ion

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Nagarro - Staff Engineer, .Net Fullstack

Nagarro

(On-Site)
7 Months ago
Forgotten Empires - Senior Software Engineer - Age of Empires (Remote)

Forgotten Empires

England, United Kingdom (Remote)
2 Months ago
Netflix - Software Engineer (L5) - Developer Enablement Tooling

Netflix

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
7 Months ago
Nagarro - Principal Engineer, Cloud

Nagarro

(On-Site)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok 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.

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by bytedance

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug