Network Engineer

5 Months ago • 3 Years + • Network Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance Networking is seeking a talented Network Engineer to design, build, operate, and optimize their global network infrastructure. You'll be involved in backbone, data center, public cloud, and Edge/CDN operations, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external vendors. Your expertise in network protocols, data center architecture, and network device experience will be crucial. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the success of globally popular apps like Douyin and TikTok, serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Travel up to 30% may be required.
Must have:
  • Good understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, MPLS)
  • Knowledge of network monitoring protocols (SNMP, Sflow/netflow, Telemetry)
  • Familiar with data center network architecture (CLOS)
  • Hands-on experience with major network devices (Cisco, Arista, Juniper, H3C, Huawei)
  • Self-motivated, good communication and written skills
  • Team player, participate in network global oncall rotation
  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
Good to have:
  • In-depth knowledge of network protocols in hyper scale data center networks
  • In-depth knowledge of MPLS Traffic Engineering technologies (Segment Routing, RSVP, LDP)
  • In-depth knowledge of public cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud, OCI)
  • Familiar with mainstream commercial switch/router chipsets (Broadcom, Barefoot)
  • Understanding of IPv6 and IPv4-IPv6 co-existence technologies
  • Programming/scripting in Python or other languages

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, 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 Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imagination thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact, for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. --- About the Team ByteDance Networking brings together innovative ideas and technologies from network architecture, software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, switch software and hardware co-design, and high-speed networking, to create hyperscale data-center networking solutions that power several of the most popular apps of the world such as Douyin and TikTok which serve hundreds of millions of users around the globe. ByteDance Networking is responsible for designing, building, and operating the global, intelligent network infrastructure to meet the requirements of high availability, scalability, and high-performance. By joining this team, you will gain marketable software development and/or network operation experiences in data center networking at massive scale. Responsibilities - Design, build, operate and optimize ByteDance's global network, including backbone, data center, public cloud and Edge/CDN. - Work with cross-functional teams including but not limited to compute, storage, database, recommendation system, drive the innovation and evolution of ByteDance network. - Work with external vendors and ISPs for device and carrier selection, perform testing and verification. - Travel may be required up to 15% - 30% of the time.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Good understanding of network protocols including TCP/IP, DHCP, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS and MPLS related technologies. - Good understanding of network monitoring protocols and tools, such as SNMP, Sflow/netflow, Telemetry. - Familiar with data center network architecture, such as CLOS. - Hands-on experience of major network devices, such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, H3C, Huawei and other mainstream vendors. - Self-motivated, good communication and written skills. - Team player and participate ByteDance network global oncall rotation. - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree based on three or more years of work experience Preferred Qualifications: - In-depth knowledge of network protocols and implementation in hyper scale data center networks. - In-depth knowledge of MPLS related Traffic Engineering technologies, such as Segment Routing, RSVP, and LDP etc. - In-depth knowledge of public cloud architecture, such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud, OCI, etc. - Familiar with mainstream commercial switch/router chipsets, such as Broadcom, Barefoot etc. - Good understanding of IPv6 and IPv4-IPv6 co-existence technologies. - Programming/scripting in Python or other languages. --- 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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

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