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# Site Reliability Engineer, Compute Platform

- **Company:** Tiktok Inc
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $162,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Computing Platforms, Bash Shell, Computer Networks, Databases, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Linux, DevOps, Apache Hadoop, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Scripting, Apache Spark, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Presto, Vertica, Software Coding, Golang, Programming Languages
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_950969695ee29ba7e01a6acd1a5f78bc

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree or above, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Passionate about computer science and Internet technology.
 * In-depth understanding of Linux, computer networking, and databases. Proficient in common SRE/DevOps open-source toolsets, system monitoring tools, and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
 * Experience or familiarity with open-source or commercial technologies such as ClickHouse, Hadoop, Doris, Spark, Presto and Kubernetes.
 * Strong coding skills in at least one scripting or programming language, including but not limited to Python, Shell, Java, Go, etc.
 * Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with great customer-first mind set. Strong sense of ownership and easy to collaborate with.

## Description

* Responsible for the reliability of all TikTok's major data warehouse products, services, and query engines, such as ClickHouse, Spark, Presto, Doris, etc.
 * Uphold Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Ensure that all service level objectives and agreements from TikTok's Data Platform services are met. Respond promptly to any system outages or issues.
 * Continuous Performance Optimization: Analyze service performance and reliability patterns to identify potential performance bottlenecks. Implement proactive measures to prevent service disruptions. Work with development teams to optimize application performance, ensuring that services run efficiently and that resources are utilized effectively.
 * Incident Management: Lead efforts to troubleshoot and resolve service incidents and postmortems. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to manage and mitigate service-impacting events.
 * Infrastructure Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes to reduce manual interventions and improve service quality.
 * Collaboration: Engage with product and development teams to integrate reliability and performance considerations into the software lifecycle.
 * Capacity and Demand Planning: Assess and forecast infrastructure needs based on growth patterns and upcoming initiatives.
 * Stay Updated: Keep current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to site reliability and infrastructure engineering., 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.