Self-Built Engineer Graduate (CDN Platform)

TikTok

San Jose, CAFresher1h agovia LinkedInH-1B sponsor · 86 entry-level filings

About the Role

As a Graduate Engineer joining ByteDance's Global Engineering CDN team, you will participate in building and operating a highly available, cost-efficient, and high-performance global multi-cloud CDN platform that powers large-scale products such as TikTok. You will gain hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, global traffic management, and multi-cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in the development, operation, and continuous improvement of ByteDance's self-built CDN platform.
  • Support internal service teams in adopting the self-built CDN platform, including onboarding, configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization.
  • Help improve platform supportability, operational workflows, and technical enablement for large-scale CDN services.
  • Contribute to CDN technical documentation, including onboarding guides, configuration references, troubleshooting playbooks, and best practices.
  • Participate in CDN knowledge base construction to improve knowledge sharing, issue resolution, and engineering efficiency.

Requirements & Tech Stack

  • Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Familiar with at least one programming language such as Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.
  • Solid foundation in data structures, operating systems, computer networks, and databases.
  • Basic understanding of Internet technologies such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS/certificates, caching, or Linux.
  • Strong learning ability, problem-solving skills, and interest in infrastructure platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with backend development, cloud infrastructure, networking, CDN, or distributed systems is a plus.
  • Experience with technical documentation, developer tools, operational tooling, or knowledge base construction is a plus.
  • Relevant internship experience, course projects, research projects, or open-source contributions are a plus.
  • Structured thinking, good communication skills, and collaborative mindset.

Onboarding date by the end of the year is required.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions globally across the Company and its affiliates.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

H-1B sponsor

TikTok filed 86 entry-level H-1B applications for new hires (Oct 2025 - Jun 2026, Department of Labor).

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