Site Reliability Engineer - Global SRE, Monetization Technology
Apr 2, 2026 San Jose
About us
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
- Size: 10,000+ employees
- Industry: Technology: Consumer Internet
Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:
4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
4.5/5 in supportive management
100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
100% would recommend this company to other women
100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
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Responsibilities
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.
Qualifications
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.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162000 - $316800 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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.
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.
Qualifications
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.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162000 - $316800 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
ResponsibilitiesTikTok 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.
Qualifications
QualificationsMinimum 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.
Additional Information
- Salary: $162,000 – $316,800
- Posted: Apr 2, 2026