Backend Software Engineer

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

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance seeks Backend Software Engineers to work on critical infrastructure and services. Responsibilities include improving CI/CD pipelines, building tools to enhance engineering productivity, designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems (using Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, or Python), and collaborating with product teams. The role involves the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), focusing on high throughput and fault-tolerant services. This is a fast-paced environment tackling new challenges and contributing to a significant impact.
Must have:
  • Master's/Bachelor's degree in relevant field
  • 1+ year experience in CI/CD tools (Python, Bash)
  • Experience in full release lifecycle automation
  • Experience designing/implementing large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience maintaining/debugging software services
  • Experience designing high-throughput and fault-tolerant services
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid holidays, sick days, and 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 Work with product teams to understand the build, test, and release issues and create services and infrastructure to improve development productivity, velocity, release, and deployment safety. Engage in projects that relate to the underlying infrastructure and technical architecture for all mid-platform and business lines, including distributed storage, big-data computing, orchestration and scheduling, and messaging middleware. Improve the usability, stability of the whole CI/CD pipeline and user experience. Build tools and platforms to improve engineering productivity. Execute full software development life cycle (SDLC).
Qualifications
Qualifications Must have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related field, and 1 year of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, 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: Developing CI/CD tools in Python and writing automation Bash Shell scripts; Automating and managing the full release lifecycle, including code development, build, testing, validation, and deployment; Designing and implementing large-scale, distributed online software services using: Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, or Python; Maintaining and debugging software services; and Designing and implementing software service architecture to support high throughput and fault tolerant 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.

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