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Cloud Platform Engineer roles are among the most OPT-friendly in tech, large cloud teams at companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft routinely sponsor, and the skills-based nature of the work means your degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field maps cleanly to specialty occupation requirements.
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San Jose
Team:
Technology
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A229667B
About the team:
Our Platform Engineering team sits at the core of ByteDance’s global traffic infrastructure. We build and operate the edge cloud product system and resource operation framework that powers TikTok’s worldwide services.
We constantly iterate our product models and workflows, apply modern engineering best practices, and keep our entire infrastructure stable, efficient, and cost-effective — ultimately delivering a better experience for both internal teams and external users.
- Edge cloud product development: We build foundational edge computing products, including bare-metal and virtual machine services. We keep refining user experience, optimizing resource delivery, and improving inventory efficiency to better support business growth.
- Global resource operation platform: We’ve built a unified three-tier architecture based on resource data warehouses, cost & billing systems, and resource management platforms. Our team optimizes global resource pool scheduling, improves resource utilization, and drives continuous cost reduction and business scalability.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design and iteration of core edge cloud products, including container, bare-metal, and network capabilities. You’ll optimize key modules such as user management, billing, inventory, and resource scheduling, polish domain models and workflows, and build stable, secure, and scalable systems for internal and external business scenarios.
- Build a full-lifecycle resource operation platform that covers resource planning, provisioning, delivery, runtime management, and billing. You’ll analyze global resource data, output actionable insights, and continuously improve resource delivery efficiency.
- Develop a unified resource pool management platform that integrates self-hosted and third-party cloud resources. You’ll build resource data and billing systems, improve cost efficiency and resource competitiveness, and support flexible, unified management of global edge cloud resources.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Networking or related fields, with 3+ years of R&D experience in cloud platform, cloud-native, or edge infrastructure domains.
- Solid foundational knowledge in computer science. Proficient in Go / C++ / Python, with hands-on experience building large-scale backend or infrastructure systems.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components, with practical experience in large-scale cluster operation and optimization.
- Familiar with mainstream virtualization and container technologies, including KVM/QEMU, Virtio, container isolation, and image management.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, log pipelines, and distributed tracing systems.
- Strong architectural thinking, good root-cause analysis skills, and the ability to independently own complex module design, solve technical challenges, and collaborate cross-team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on edge computing, edge cloud, or distributed scheduling platforms.
- Familiar with high-performance network technologies including eBPF, Cilium, DPDK.
- Experience with multi-cloud/hybrid-cloud architecture, OpenStack, or cloud cost & billing system design.
- Domain experience in CDN, streaming media, or audio/video infrastructure systems.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162000 - $387600 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.
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 technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
About us
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.
Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance 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 at
https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Location:
San Jose
Team:
Technology
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A229667B
About the team:
Our Platform Engineering team sits at the core of ByteDance’s global traffic infrastructure. We build and operate the edge cloud product system and resource operation framework that powers TikTok’s worldwide services.
We constantly iterate our product models and workflows, apply modern engineering best practices, and keep our entire infrastructure stable, efficient, and cost-effective — ultimately delivering a better experience for both internal teams and external users.
- Edge cloud product development: We build foundational edge computing products, including bare-metal and virtual machine services. We keep refining user experience, optimizing resource delivery, and improving inventory efficiency to better support business growth.
- Global resource operation platform: We’ve built a unified three-tier architecture based on resource data warehouses, cost & billing systems, and resource management platforms. Our team optimizes global resource pool scheduling, improves resource utilization, and drives continuous cost reduction and business scalability.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end design and iteration of core edge cloud products, including container, bare-metal, and network capabilities. You’ll optimize key modules such as user management, billing, inventory, and resource scheduling, polish domain models and workflows, and build stable, secure, and scalable systems for internal and external business scenarios.
- Build a full-lifecycle resource operation platform that covers resource planning, provisioning, delivery, runtime management, and billing. You’ll analyze global resource data, output actionable insights, and continuously improve resource delivery efficiency.
- Develop a unified resource pool management platform that integrates self-hosted and third-party cloud resources. You’ll build resource data and billing systems, improve cost efficiency and resource competitiveness, and support flexible, unified management of global edge cloud resources.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Networking or related fields, with 3+ years of R&D experience in cloud platform, cloud-native, or edge infrastructure domains.
- Solid foundational knowledge in computer science. Proficient in Go / C++ / Python, with hands-on experience building large-scale backend or infrastructure systems.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components, with practical experience in large-scale cluster operation and optimization.
- Familiar with mainstream virtualization and container technologies, including KVM/QEMU, Virtio, container isolation, and image management.
- Hands-on experience with cloud-native observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, log pipelines, and distributed tracing systems.
- Strong architectural thinking, good root-cause analysis skills, and the ability to independently own complex module design, solve technical challenges, and collaborate cross-team.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working on edge computing, edge cloud, or distributed scheduling platforms.
- Familiar with high-performance network technologies including eBPF, Cilium, DPDK.
- Experience with multi-cloud/hybrid-cloud architecture, OpenStack, or cloud cost & billing system design.
- Domain experience in CDN, streaming media, or audio/video infrastructure systems.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162000 - $387600 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.
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 technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
About us
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.
Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance 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 at
https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Cloud Platform Engineer
Target companies already running cloud infrastructure at scale
Organizations with dedicated platform teams, not just companies that use cloud tools, are far more likely to sponsor. Look for employers with AWS, GCP, or Azure engineering teams large enough to have dedicated infrastructure roles separate from application development.
Get your cloud certifications before you start applying
AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Azure Administrator certifications signal technical depth to hiring managers. For OPT students, certifications also strengthen the specialty occupation argument by demonstrating field-specific expertise beyond your degree alone.
Frame your experience around infrastructure as code
Employers sponsoring cloud roles want engineers who work in Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation, not just the console. Quantify your IaC contributions on your resume to differentiate yourself and show you can operate at the level required for H-1B visa specialty occupation eligibility.
Start your OPT extension paperwork early if you're in STEM
Cloud Platform Engineer roles under CIP codes like Computer Science or Electrical Engineering qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. File your I-765 at least 90 days before your initial OPT expires so you have continuous work authorization through the hiring process.
Be upfront about your timeline with recruiters
Telling a recruiter you have two to three years of OPT authorization remaining changes the sponsorship calculus entirely. Most platform teams can complete H-1B cap filing within that window, so proactively sharing your end date often turns a hesitant employer into a willing one.
Highlight multi-cloud experience to broaden your employer pool
Engineers who can work across AWS, Azure, and GCP are harder to find and easier to justify sponsoring. Even if your primary experience is on one cloud, adding hands-on projects in another substantially increases the number of employers willing to invest in your long-term authorization.
Cloud Platform Engineer OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Cloud Platform Engineer roles qualify for STEM OPT extension?
Yes. Cloud Platform Engineer positions almost always qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension because the role typically falls under CIP codes for Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. Your degree must appear on the STEM Designated Degree Program List, and your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. Together, these conditions give you up to three years of total OPT authorization.
How do I find Cloud Platform Engineer jobs that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for OPT-friendly employers, so you can search Cloud Platform Engineer roles without manually screening out companies that don't sponsor. Larger cloud teams at enterprise technology companies and financial services firms tend to have established sponsorship processes. Roles explicitly requiring Terraform, Kubernetes, or CI/CD pipeline experience are strong signals that the position supports specialty occupation classification.
Does a Cloud Platform Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
In most cases, yes. Cloud Platform Engineer positions that require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical field meet the H-1B specialty occupation definition. The key requirement is that the degree must be a normal minimum for entry into the role, not just preferred. Job postings that list a specific technical degree as required rather than preferred are in the strongest position.
Can I work as a Cloud Platform Engineer on OPT if my degree is in electrical engineering rather than computer science?
Yes. Electrical engineering is on the STEM Designated Degree Program List and directly supports cloud infrastructure roles involving hardware-software integration, embedded systems, or network architecture. The degree-to-job relationship needs to be reasonable but does not need to be an exact match. A cloud role requiring network fundamentals, systems architecture, or hardware-layer knowledge maps well to an electrical engineering background.
What should I tell an employer who is concerned about the H-1B lottery after my OPT expires?
With STEM OPT, you have up to three years of post-graduation work authorization, which typically covers at least two H-1B cap registration cycles. Employers who miss the lottery in year one can try again in year two before your OPT expires. Some cloud employers also use cap-exempt research institution arrangements or explore O-1A classification for engineers with strong publication or open-source contribution records as a fallback.