ByteDance
Senior Network Capacity Planning Engineer
San Jose, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent.
About the job
Own end-to-end capacity forecasting and planning for ByteDance’s large-scale data center and backbone networks, translating traffic demand into prioritized expansion plans and delivered network capacity.
What you'll do
- Forecast network traffic, measure forecast accuracy, and improve forecasting models and methods.
- Develop and simulate capacity, expansion, resiliency, and investment plans; align plans with delivery teams and communicate risks and priorities to leadership.
- Build planning data tools and automation, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and report on planning and delivery performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent.
- Proven experience applying quantitative methodologies to analyze network performance and capacity metrics.
- In-depth understanding of network devices, protocols, routing, and resiliency, including concepts such as BGP/IGP, ECMP, and traffic engineering.
Nice to have
- Network planning ownership in hyperscale networks, large ISPs, or major cloud providers; cross-functional collaboration or end-to-end data science and engineering project leadership.
- Experience with Aeolus or Tableau; coding in Python, SQL (MySQL or similar), or other languages for data analysis and automation.
Tools
BGP/IGP, ECMP, Aeolus, Tableau, Python, SQL, MySQL
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