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# Data Center Network Automation Engineer

- **Company:** BYTEDANCE INC.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $162,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Network Operating System (NOS), Common Lisp Object Systems, Computer Programming, Databases, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Information Sciences, IPv4, IPv6, Multi-protocol Systems, Python (Programming Language), Network Installation Services, Routing, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Recommender Systems, Broadcom, Software Engineering, Software Systems, TCP/IP, Juniper, Data Center Networking, Information Technology, Cisco
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_66f2100aceed37d103e7ae6c0ee400ee

## About the Role

* 3+ years of hands-on experience in datacenter network deployment, operations, or automation software development.
 * Bachelor's or above, majoring in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
 * Good understanding of network protocols including TCP/IP, DHCP, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS and MPLS related technologies.
 * Familiar with data center network architecture, such as CLOS, with experience in Network OS Product Life Cycles and Standard Validation approaches

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.
 * Familiar with mainstream commercial switch/router chipsets, such as Broadcom, Barefoot etc.
 * Good understanding of IPv6 and IPv4-IPv6 co-existence technologies.
 * Hands-on experience of major network devices, such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, H3C, Huawei and other mainstream vendors.

## Description

* Develop Programming/scripting in Python to enhance automation and improve efficiency in IDC network implementation and operations.
 * Analyze network data and create software solutions by applying principles and techniques from computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
 * Work closely with software development teams to design automated operational solutions and drive problem solving.
 * Stay updated with the network automation related techniques and methodologies.
 * Work with cross-functional teams including but not limited to compute, storage, database, recommendation system, drive the innovation and evolution of ByteDance network.
 * Travel may require up to 15% - 30% of the time., 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:
 * Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
 * Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
 * Exercising sound judgment.