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# System Engineer Graduate (Operating System-System Technologies and Engineering) - 2027 Start

- **Company:** BYTEDANCE INC.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $128,000.0 - $256,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Linux Kernel, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Golang
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c3824de24612a2c4

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related majors, * Experience in Linux operating system development or in similar fields.
 * Familiar with Computer Architecture, and server development life cycle;
 * Familiar with Linux/Unix operating system architecture, Linux Kernel mechanism, Linux Kernel programming, systemd, glibc;
 * Proficient in at least one or more general purpose programming such as C/C++, Go, Python, Java, 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

## Description

The System Technologies and Engineering team is looking for an experienced Operating System Engineer to develop the Linux Operating System (OS) to adapt to all kinds of servers within the datacenter. This individual will work with the global team to develop, maintain, and improve the OS and the related quality testing, delivery, deployment and maintenance systems, both for bare metal servers, and also third party cloud servers. The team's goal is to ensure our operating systems keep updated to meet the requirements of hardware evolution and business goals., * Migrate device drivers and OS key components from Linux upstream or vendor's codebase to adopt ByteDance kernel and Linux OS distribution;

 * Participate in regular code review for Linux Kernel and OS key component code change;
 * Take part in conducting the system design and development of the following systems: OS and Kernel quality assurance test system, OS image build platform, and OS deployment and operation maintenance system;
 * Serve as the primary escalation point for end users regarding issues within the OS, coordinating across all internal teams to ensure issue resolution is completed promptly


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