Site Reliability Engineer Jobs in San Jose, CA
Site Reliability Engineer jobs in San Jose are concentrated in North San Jose, Downtown, and the Santana Row corridor, with strong demand across cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and semiconductor platforms. The market is active, and employers ranging from hyperscalers to growth-stage startups are hiring, including ByteDance, TikTok, and TikTok USDS Joint Venture. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Team :
Technology
Employment Type :
Intern
Job Code :
A223661
Responsibilities
The Computer Platform team builds and operates the large-scale, high-performance data infrastructure that supports business needs across the company. We focus on the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of core data platforms, including big data services, query engines, and next-generation analytical databases. Our work spans ensuring the stability of critical internal data products and advancing high-performance database technologies that serve both internal stakeholders and external partners, through continuous innovation in architecture, performance optimization, and cloud-native infrastructure. You will help enable real-time, data-driven decisions on massive-scale datasets, and shape the next stage of the platform's technical direction. Program Intern (Conversion-Oriented): for graduating students who are looking for full-time conversion as the primary objective. Our Compute Platform SRE team supports all Big Data services and products across the company. We are a newly established team and waiting for talents like you to shape the team's future together. We are responsible for the reliability of all the company's major data warehouse products, services, and query engines. We serve business needs across domains within ByteDance. We look forward to welcoming you to the team. We are actively exploring how to deeply integrate traditional search engine technologies with Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance the ByteDance Search experience and pioneer new search paradigms. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging problems at the intersection of information retrieval, machine learning, natural language understanding, recommendation systems, and large-scale distributed systems. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates. Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in Our Company's technical online assessment. Responsibilities: - Responsible for the reliability of all ByteDance major data warehouse products, services, and query engines, such as ClickHouse, Spark, Presto, Doris, etc. - Uphold Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Ensure that all service level objectives and agreements from ByteDance's Data Platform services are met. Respond promptly to any system outages or issues. - Continuous Performance Optimization: Analyze service performance and reliability patterns to identify potential performance bottlenecks. Implement proactive measures to prevent service disruptions. Work with development teams to optimize application performance, ensuring that services run efficiently and that resources are utilized effectively. - Incident Management: Lead efforts to troubleshoot and resolve service incidents and postmortems. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to manage and mitigate service-impacting events. - Infrastructure Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management processes to reduce manual interventions and improve service quality. - Collaboration: Engage with product and development teams to integrate reliability and performance considerations into the software lifecycle. - Capacity and Demand Planning: Assess and forecast infrastructure needs based on growth patterns and upcoming initiatives. - Stay Updated: Keep current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to site reliability and infrastructure engineering.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. - In-depth understanding of Linux, computer networking, and databases. Proficient in common SRE/DevOps open-source toolsets, system monitoring tools, and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. - Experience or familiarity with open-source or commercial technologies such as ClickHouse, Hadoop, Doris, Spark, Presto and Kubernetes. - Strong coding skills in at least one scripting or programming language, including but not limited to Python, Shell, Java, Go, etc. Preferred Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. - Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a great customer-first mindset. Strong sense of ownership and easy to collaborate with.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45- $45.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.
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:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. 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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Site Reliability Engineer Jobs in San Jose: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a site reliability engineer job in San Jose?
Focus your search on North San Jose's dense tech campus cluster and Downtown's growing enterprise software presence, where cloud-native and platform engineering roles are most active. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or observability tooling gives candidates a clear edge in this market. Targeting mid-size SaaS companies and semiconductor firms alongside larger hyperscalers broadens your options and often means faster hiring timelines.
Which companies hire site reliability engineers in San Jose?
Employers hiring site reliability engineers in San Jose right now include ByteDance, TikTok, and TikTok USDS Joint Venture, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Jose draws a wide range of employer types, from global semiconductor and networking companies to venture-backed cloud infrastructure startups, giving candidates options across company size and tech stack.
Are there remote site reliability engineer jobs in San Jose?
Yes, though many roles require at least some on-site presence for incident response and infrastructure access. About 45% of site reliability engineer openings tied to San Jose are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the broader shift toward flexible arrangements in platform and cloud roles. Automation-heavy and monitoring-focused positions tend to be the most remote-eligible among San Jose employers.
How can I get a site reliability engineer job in San Jose with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Jose is through a junior DevOps or infrastructure engineer role at a mid-size SaaS or cloud services company, where scope is broad enough to build SRE skills quickly. Earning certifications in Google Cloud, AWS, or Linux systems strengthens your profile for local employers who hire emerging talent. Contract and rotational positions at San Jose-area technology firms also open doors for candidates building their first production experience.
Which industries hire the most site reliability engineers in San Jose?
The sectors hiring the most site reliability engineers in San Jose are Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. San Jose's identity as a hub for semiconductor design, enterprise networking, and cloud-native software means demand for reliability engineering talent runs deep across both hardware-adjacent and pure software employers.
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