Traffic Infrastructure Global Engineering Architect; Seattle Seattle Regular

Traffic Infrastructure Global Engineering Architect (Seattle)

Location:

Seattle

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A25522A

The Byte Dance Global Edge Cloud serves as the world's premier edge cloud computing service, offering enterprise users with Content Delivery Network, Edge Security, Edge AI, Traffic Platform and Lightweight Computing services. In line with our commitment to excellence, we are looking for senior technical architect. As a senior technical architect, you will participate in the design, execution, problem‑solving, performance optimization, and exploration of new technologies pertaining to edge cloud computing, enabling the team to gain technical superiority.

• Having outstanding technical capabilities and deep industry experience to lead the team in technological innovation and architectural design.
• Proficiently mastering multiple technical systems to design highly reliable, scalable, and high-performance system architectures.
• Having sharp insight into new technologies to rationally select suitable ones for the project and assess technology risks.
• Capable of analyzing and solving complex technical problems, providing effective solutions.
• Familiar with performance optimization methods and strategies to enhance system performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or any equivalent technical field with relevant work experience.
• Experience in coding with higher‑level languages (such as Python, C++, Go, etc.) and proficiency in learning new languages, technologies, frameworks, and APIs.
• Proficient in the design and implementation of large‑scale distributed systems or platforms.
• Skilled in independent thinking, capable of actively identifying issues, conducting systematic problem analysis, and possessing strong problem‑solving abilities.
• Possessing the capability to learn, explore, and conduct research in unfamiliar domains.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with CDN, load balance, networking, traffic scheduling strategies, monitoring systems or other public cloud products and technologies.
• Experienced in working within a global team and cooperating with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced and dynamic setting with limited oversight.
• Focusing on industry technology trends to drive the team to adapt and lead technological changes continuously.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $198,360 - $416,100 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.

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information…