Network Software Development Engineer, SDN

5 Months ago • 2 Years + • Network Engineering • $194,000 PA - $410,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance's Networking team is seeking a skilled Network Software Development Engineer with expertise in SDN to develop and enhance their data-center networking solutions. You will be responsible for designing and implementing server-side QOS marking and rate limit control systems for multiple networks. This role involves managing and operating ByteDance's global network through distributed software systems. Key responsibilities include building robust QOS and rate limiting mechanisms, ensuring efficient bandwidth allocation, and resolving production issues.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Mathematics or equivalent
  • 2+ years of work experience
  • Experience with Golang/Python/C++
  • Understanding of Linux network stack
  • Experience with Linux TC, iptables, and eBPF
  • Familiarity with Linux operating system
  • Familiarity with TCP/IP protocols
  • Good understanding of network devices and technologies
Good to have:
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
  • Experience in developing large-scale control systems
  • Experience in big data processing
  • Familiarity with Redis/RDS
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
  • 75% premium coverage for dependents
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra
  • 401K company match
  • Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

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 hyper-scale 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. Network engineering SDN team, has been committed to the development and research in network traffic and routing control technologies and provide distributed software system to help manage and operate ByteDance’s global network. Responsibilities - Design and develop server-side QOS marking and rate limit control system to cover multiple networks. - Operation for bandwidth enforcer over business’s traffic and solve issues in production.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent with two or more years of work experience - Good developing experience with one or more following languages: Golang/Python/C++, familiar with design and development for distributed system. - A solid understanding of Linux network stack, experience in Linux TC, iptables and eBPF. - Familiarity with Linux operating system, hands-on experience working in Linux environment. - Familiarity with TCP/IP protocols and other common networking protocols. - Good understanding of network devices and network technologies. Preferred Qualifications: - Strong debugging and problem solving skills; - Experiences in developing large scale control system; - Experiences in big data processing, familiar with Redis/RDS. --- 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 ---
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $410000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. 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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