TikTok

Multi-Cloud CDN Access Platform Engineer

TikTok$128K — $316K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related fields.
  • Familiarity with a programming language such as Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.
  • Knowledge of data structures, operating systems, computer networks, and databases.
  • Basic understanding of Internet technologies like HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS/certificates, and caching.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and interest in infrastructure platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance the Multi-Cloud CDN access platform for global-scale content delivery.
  • Build and optimize core capabilities such as domain onboarding and configuration management.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to support onboarding and service configuration onto the CDN platform.
  • Participate in the optimization of self-built CDN infrastructure for improved performance and reliability.
  • Create automation tools to enhance platform reliability and operational efficiency.
  • Engage in both software development and platform operations, focusing on troubleshooting and performance optimization.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match.
  • Paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and wellbeing benefits.
  • 10 paid holidays, 10 paid sick days, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time per year.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

About the Team The Global Engineering CDN team builds and operates a highly available, cost-efficient, and high-performance global multi-cloud CDN platform that powers large-scale products such as TikTok. Our platform integrates both self-built CDN infrastructure and commercial CDN vendors across multiple regions worldwide, delivering reliable and optimized content delivery for diverse global markets. The team develops and operates core platform capabilities including domain onboarding and configuration management, content management, data analytics, and global traffic optimization. Working in a highly distributed and complex environment, we continuously evolve the platform to support both static content delivery and dynamic acceleration, while optimizing for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. Engineers in this team work across both software development and production operations, gaining hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems, global traffic management, and multi-cloud infrastructure Responsibilities - Participate in the development and evolution of the Multi-Cloud CDN access platform, supporting global-scale content delivery across both self-built and commercial CDN infrastructures. - Build and improve core platform capabilities including domain onboarding, configuration management, content management, certificate management, and operational tooling. - Work closely with internal product teams to understand business requirements and support service onboarding onto the CDN platform, including configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization. - Participate in the operation and optimization of the self-built CDN infrastructure, helping improve network performance, service reliability, and cost efficiency. - Develop automation tools and operational workflows to improve platform reliability, operational efficiency, and observability. - Work across both software development and platform operations, participating in troubleshooting, performance optimization, and continuous platform evolution.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s) - Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related fields. - 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 Qualification(s) - 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.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $316800 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.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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.

About TikTok

TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. The app was launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with over 1 billion active users. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. TikTok has faced controversy over its data privacy practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In 2020, the app faced a potential ban in the United States, but a deal was reached with Oracle and Walmart to create a new company called TikTok Global.
Learn more about TikTok
Size
1,750 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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