Casper Purtlebaugh

About Casper Purtlebaugh

I’m a senior engineer with 13 years in tech and 10 years of hands-on engineering experience across startups, agencies, and large-scale systems at TikTok USDS.My current focus is Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) building reliable, observable, and scalable infrastructure using Golang, Python, and SQL. I’ve led global incident response, developed internal tools adopted company-wide, supported data center rollouts, and mentored engineers across multiple teams.Earlier in my career, I worked as a software engineer developing full-stack applications with Node.js, React, GraphQL, and MongoDB, giving me a strong foundation in backend systems, API design, and cross-functional collaboration.I’m passionate about clean, scalable systems, inclusive team culture, and technology that supports creativity and impact. As a musician, I’m drawn to roles where engineering and innovation intersect with storytelling and human connection.Currently open to senior or staff-level SRE or SWE roles focused on backend, infrastructure, or reliability engineering within mission-driven teams building high-impact platforms.TECHNICAL STACKLanguages & Frameworks: Golang, Node.js, JavaScript, Express, React, GraphQL, MongoDB, HTML/CSS, Angular, MeteorInfrastructure & DevOps: AWS (VPC, RDS, EC2, ECS, SQS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch), Docker, Serverless, TravisCISRE/Monitoring: High-SLA systems, incident response, observability, on-call rotation, performance tuningWorkflow & Collaboration: Agile, Jira, Trello, Pivotal Tracker, Slack, Git, CI/CD pipelines, cross-functional teamsAdditional: Internal tooling, documentation, onboarding, mentoring, and creative campaign planning

Experience

1. Site Reliability Engineer

   TikTok

   Dec 2021 — Present · Culver City, CA, US

   Monitor and support high-SLA, user-facing systems related to TikTok’s core content discovery experience (FYP, User Platform, Search)- Develop and maintain internal tooling using Golang, JavaScript, and Bytedance’s internal cloud infrastructure to improve reliability, automation, and team efficiency- Lead incident response for critical services, ensuring compliance with SLOs, observability standards, and security constraints under Project Texas- Collaborate cross-functionally with backend and infra teams to support global service rollouts, including U.S-specific data center support- Contributed to mentorship and onboarding of 10+ engineers, fostering team knowledge and improving operational consistency- Currently supporting the TikTok Live team, with a focus on reliability tasks and internal tooling improvements.

Education

• UC Santa Barbara

  B.A., Philosophy

• General Assembly

  WDI - Web Development Immersive, Front End / Back End Web Development

• Moorpark College

  Transfer to UC, General Ed

Skills

• Music Industry
• Jquery
• Github
• Entertainment
• Bootstrap
• Json
• Css
• Social Media Marketing
• Photoshop
• Web Development
• Recording
• Html5
• Google Adwords
• Windows
• Mongodb
• Publicity
• Social Networking
• Javascript
• Project Management
• Guitar
• Node.js
• Mac
• Music
• Prolaw
• Microsoft Office
• Sql
• Ehr
• Songwriting
• Os X
• Angularjs
• Social Media
• Microsoft Exchange
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Emr
• Adobe Acrobat
• Cloud Computing
• Agile Methodologies
• Logic Pro
• Advanced Md
• Ruby on Rails