Software Development Engineer, Network Monitoring

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.
About the Team
ByteDance Networking brings together innovative ideas and technologies from network architecture, software defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, switch software and hardware co-design, and high-speed networking, to create hyperscale data-center networking solutions that power several of the most popular apps of the world such as Douyin and TikTok which serve hundreds of millions of users around the globe.
ByteDance Networking is responsible for designing, building, and operating the global, intelligent network infrastructure to meet the requirements of high availability, scalability, and high-performance. By joining this team, you will gain marketable software development and/or network operation experience in data center networking at massive scale.
We are seeking a Software Development Engineer, Network Monitoring & Alerts who will leverage advanced network technologies to monitor the real-time status of data center networks, swiftly identify and locate network faults, and enhance network availability and efficiency.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and improve datacenter network monitoring services, and optimize network data collection, processing and visualization tools.
- Create network alert systems using trained learning algorithms to provide real-time and accurate anomaly detection and fault location.
- Collaborate with network engineers to develop automated network fault diagnosis systems and provide troubleshooting analysis services for the business.
- Develop a network data platform based on network metadata, providing metrics that accurately reflect the status and trends of the network in real-time.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science , Electrical Engineering is preferred; Master's or Ph.D with networking research experience is a plus.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C++, or Python, and capability to read and understand others.
- At least 2 years hands on experience in network monitoring and alarm systems,In-depth understanding of networking protocols and the TCP/IP stack is a pulse.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Practical or research experience in the areas of network monitoring and alert systems and with a strong foundation in developing big data processing.
- Familiarity with switch monitoring technologies such as Telemetry, SNMP, Syslog, sFlow, Erspan, INT, etc. is a plus.