- Job Type: Full-Time
- Function: Engineering Software
- Industry: Consumer
- Post Date: 02/14/2026
- Website: bytedance.com
- Company Address: , Beijing, China, 100098
About ByteDance
ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok.Job Description
Responsibilities
About the Team Edge platform is a kubernetes-based distributed system that manages hundreds of PoPs around the world and aims to provide cloud native interfaces to allow internal and external users to deploy and manage kinds of location/latency sensitive workloads, which includes traffic acceleration, CDN cache, gaming, livestreaming, RTC, edge computing, etc. We (IAAS, or infra as a service group) are seeking experienced software engineers expertized in kubernetes, virtualization, or networking stack to work together to further enhance the workload lifecycle management, multi-tenant isolation, and performance optimization, and scaling out capability. Responsibilities - Design & Develop Global Edge IaaS System: Work on the architecture, coding, and integration of ByteDance’s global Edge IaaS platform, focusing on modules such as Virtual Machine and Bare-metal management as well as resource scheduling and orchestration. - Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with product managers, SREs, and TPMs to define and develop feature requirements, build a cloud-native hyperconverged edge infrastructure management system. - Ensure Reliability & Performance: Implement monitoring, alerting, and failover mechanisms to guarantee high availability and low latency. Continuously optimize code paths and infrastructure configurations to improve user experience.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computing Engineering, or related discipline. - 2+ years of backend development experience in Go or a comparable language (e.g., Rust, C), with demonstrated ability to learn new frameworks and APIs quickly. - Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications in production. - Practical familiarity with virtualization technologies (Libvirt/QEMU/KVM) and Linux system administration. Preferred Qualifications - Contributions to Kubernetes or other CNCF open-source projects (e.g., PRs, bug fixes, or new features in repositories with 1,000+ stars). - Proven experience collaborating on global, cross-functional engineering projects in a fast-paced environment and delivering under tight deadlines. - Solid understanding of edge computing concepts, content delivery networks (CDN), load balancing strategies, and distributed storage/compute architectures. - Hands-on experience implementing IaaS virtual machine networking (VLAN, BGP, OSPF) or familiarity with public cloud networking services(e.g., AWS VPC, Azure Virtual Network).
Job Information
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.​
Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.​
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.​
Diversity & Inclusion​
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.