Global CDN Traffic Scheduling Engineer; Multi-Cloud

About the Team

The Global Engineering CDN team builds and operates a highly available, cost‑efficient, and high‑performance global multi‑cloud CDN platform that powers large‑scale products such as Tik Tok. Our platform integrates both self‑built CDN infrastructure and commercial CDN vendors across multiple regions worldwide, delivering reliable and optimized content delivery for diverse global markets. The team develops and operates core platform capabilities including domain onboarding and configuration management, content management, data analytics, and global traffic optimization.

Working in a highly distributed and complex environment, we continuously evolve the platform to support both static content delivery and dynamic acceleration, while optimizing for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. Engineers in this team work across both software development and production operations, gaining hands‑on experience with large‑scale distributed systems, global traffic management, and multi‑cloud infrastructure.

• Participate in the development and optimization of the global traffic scheduling system for the company's Multi‑Cloud CDN platform.
• Contribute to the development of several modules of the scheduling system, including DNS, SDK, 302, and HTTPDNS scheduling modules.
• Build traffic management mechanisms to optimize global traffic distribution across self‑built and commercial CDNs.
• Work with senior engineers to improve system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency under large‑scale global traffic.
• Participate in production operations, troubleshooting, and optimization, continuously improving system stability and scheduling efficiency.

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or related fields.
• Familiar with one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, or C/C++ in a Linux environment.
• Solid foundation in computer networks, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.

• Familiar with Internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP is a plus.
• Interest in traffic scheduling, load balancing, or CDN systems is a plus.
• Strong problem‑solving ability, good communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.

Compensation:
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $122,574 – $316,800 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.

Tik Tok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us.