Tech Lead Manager, Global Traffic Infrastructure

Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Application Programming Interface (API), Capacity Management, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Coaching, Communication Skills, Content Delivery Network (CDN), Cost Control, Cross-Functional, EDGE (Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution), Establish Priorities, International Business, Leadership, Load Balancing, Network Architecture/Engineering, People Management, Service Delivery, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Recruiting
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

About the Team

The Global Traffic Infrastructure (GTI) team leverages unified platform capabilities to manage edge infrastructure outside China (both self-built and third-party) providing standardized, compliant, scalable, and cost-effective traffic infrastructure capabilities for edge services. Our vision is to build a global edge traffic infrastructure platform and become the long-term cornerstone of ByteDance's global edge business in terms of scale, performance, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a senior engineering team responsible for GTIs global traffic and edge infrastructure platform. • Define and drive the technical vision and execution roadmap for global traffic infrastructure in partnership with architects and cross-functional stakeholders. • Balance hands-on technical leadership with people management, including technical direction, hiring, coaching, and performance development. • Drive the platformization of traffic infrastructure, delivering standardized services and APIs that improve efficiency and adoption across business teams. • Partner with SRE, network, and capacity teams to ensure systems are highly reliable, operable, and cost-efficient at global scale. • Represent GTI in cross-team and cross-region technical alignment, influencing architecture and prioritization.

Minimum Qualifications

Technical Leadership: Experience leading complex infrastructure or platform teams, with strong architectural judgment in cloud-native and networking domains.

Cloud-Native & Edge Infrastructure: Deep understanding of Kubernetes-based networking, traffic gateways, and global traffic management systems.

Edge Networking & CDN Architecture: Experience with CDN, live streaming, or RTC architectures, including global load balancing and cross-region traffic steering.

Cost & Capacity Management: Proven experience managing trade-offs between performance, reliability, and cost at scale.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building and operating platform-level infrastructure adopted by multiple internal product teams.

Track record of leading cross-region, cross-time zone technical collaboration with strong communication skills.

Experience managing teams of 8-10 engineers in a global, distributed environment.

About the Company

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Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd