Network Engineer, Global Backbone

ByteDance ByteDance · Big Tech · San Jose, CA · R&D

ByteDance is seeking a Network Engineer for its Global BackBone team to design, build, and operate hyperscale data-center networking solutions. The role involves driving network design, buildout projects, and operations for high availability and performance, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and managing vendor engagements. Requires expertise in large-scale global backbone network design and operation, including TE, Segment Routing, BGP, ISIS, and experience with DataCenter, Ex-Network, and POP Networks.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive the design, buildout and operation of ByteDance's Global BBone Network
  2. Design the next generation of TE based GBBone network
  3. Drive and manage all GBBone buildout projects
  4. Lead the Ops of GBBone network for high availability
  5. Work with cross-functional teams including, but not limited to SDN, compute, storage, database, recommendation system, and assist the team in driving the innovation and evolution of our network.

Skills

Required

  • large-scale global Backbone network design
  • large-scale global Backbone network build-out
  • large-scale global Backbone network operation
  • TE
  • Segment Routing
  • BGP
  • ISIS
  • application protocols
  • DataCenter network experience
  • Ex-Network experience
  • POP Network experience
  • Cross-team collaboration
  • vendor management
  • network risk assessment
  • network mitigation
  • network change management
  • strategic network vendor engagement
  • stakeholder coordination

Nice to have

  • designing large-scale global backbone networks
  • constructing large-scale global backbone networks
  • operating large-scale global backbone networks
  • hands-on experience with Data Center network infrastructures
  • hands-on experience with External Network infrastructures
  • hands-on experience with Point of Presence (POP) network infrastructures

What the JD emphasized

  • Expertise in large-scale global Backbone network design, build-out and operation
  • Expert level knowledge in TE, Segment Routing, BGP, ISIS and application protocols
  • Familiar and has extensive working experience with DataCenter, Ex-Network and POP Network