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Senior Software Engineer, Storage Systems

ByteDance · San Jose

Big Tech AIonsitesenior$162k–$388k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build foundational software for large-scale compute platforms.
  • Own substantial storage features from measurement through validation.
  • Improve latency, throughput, availability, and data integrity at scale.

What they offer

  • 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
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time

Ideal candidate

A rigorous systems engineer who owns hard production problems end to end and cares about measurable performance and reliability. You thrive at the hardware/software boundary and partner closely to ship dependable platforms.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of professional experience in C or C++ systems programming on Linux
  • Deep understanding of the Linux I/O path with hands-on experience in at least two storage areas
  • Experience analyzing storage performance with reproducible benchmarks, tracing and telemetry
  • Demonstrated ability to debug production failures across kernel, firmware, device and service boundaries
  • Experience delivering well-tested software with hardware, validation and production teams

Lab profile

About ByteDance

Global technology company building AI-powered entertainment, content, and enterprise platforms including TikTok.

What they build

  • TikTok
  • Douyin
  • CapCut

Known for

  • Large-scale recommendation systems
  • Generative AI and foundation models
  • Global consumer platforms at scale

Key facts

  • Founded in 2012
  • Headquartered in Beijing, China
  • 150,000+ employees globally
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