ByteDance
Tech Lead - Data Infrastructure Site Reliability
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
About the job
Leads hands-on reliability and architectural improvements for large-scale cloud infrastructure and distributed data systems.
What you'll do
- Collaborate across teams to improve system reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Automate operations, reduce toil, and troubleshoot production issues to drive lasting reliability improvements.
- Promote best practices in system design, observability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Software Development, or related fields, focused on cloud-based systems.
- Deep hands-on expertise in at least one area: databases (SQL/NoSQL), Kubernetes or container orchestration, or big data processing and storage systems.
- Strong knowledge of system architecture, distributed systems, and performance bottlenecks.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and data science teams.
Nice to have
- Track record of driving automation, tooling, and process improvements.
- Experience with cost optimization and performance tuning at scale, or thought leadership in technology and operational practices.
Tools
SQL/NoSQL, Kubernetes
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