ByteDance - Seattle, WA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
ByteDance is seeking candidates with a strong networking background and solid software development skills to join our SDN team. This team is responsible for developing traffic control and bandwidth management systems, network emulation, and routing verification tools that empower highly available, efficient, and scalable datacenter network infrastructure. The successful candidates will have a deep understanding of routing protocols and/or the ability to utilize container techniques in emulating production networks to help maintain ByteDance's networking infrastructure safely and confidently. Candidates must commit to one of the specified start dates: June 10, 2024, July 15, 2024, or August 12, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates are encouraged to apply early. Additionally, candidates can apply for a maximum of two positions, and the application limit applies to ByteDance and its affiliates globally.
Responsibilities
- Interact with network operation team to understand use cases and define specific requirements for network emulation
- Incorporate vendor-provided virtual images into containers for interactions like in production
- Convert production network configurations into the ones supported by virtual images
- Develop virtual networks to connect containers either on a single host or across multiple hosts to emulate a production-like topology
- Build scalable and fault-tolerant service to manage emulated networks with user-friendly interfaces
- Propose and integrate verification techniques to timely identify routing issues caused by mis-configurations
- Continuously improve performance and actively track and expand the usage scenarios for network emulation.
Requirements
- Strong networking background
- Solid software development skills
- Deep understanding of routing protocols
- Experience with container techniques for network emulation
