Site Reliability Engineer - Global SRE, Monetization Technology
TikTok
San Jose, CA · Posted November 13, 2026
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About the job
TikTok is one of the fastest growing apps in the world, and we’re seeking Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to join our monetization technology team. The monetization technology team works on building and running large-scale, globally distributed, fault-tolerant ads systems. SREs keep the systems up and running with the highest level of availability, ensuring our users have the best experience possible.
What You'll Do 1. Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of Ads systems — from system design consulting through to launch reviews, deployment, operation and refinement. 2. Build availability of services deployed across multiple data centers globally. 3. Deliver tools/software to improve the reliability, scalability and operability of services. 4. Measure and monitor availability, latency and overall service health. 5. Practice sustainable incident response and postmortems. 6. Participate in on-call rotations across continents.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience. - 3+ years of experience in programming in at least one of the following programming languages: C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, or Go. - Expertise in Unix/Linux operating systems, IP networking. - Experience in problem solving, application issues, or production operations. - Experience in automating routine tasks. - Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience in SRE of Ads/recommendation systems. - Experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.