Manager, Software Engineering

LinkedIn; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health and wellness programs

Time away for employees

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a passionate Engineering Leader to join its Bangalore team. This hybrid role involves managing a team of engineers to develop and scale LinkedIn products for the Indian market. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of engineering experience, with a strong focus on software design and team leadership.

The candidate will be responsible for managing performance, ensuring quality software delivery, and collaborating across teams. LinkedIn offers generous health programs and promotes employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant engineering work experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on technical management experience.
• 5+ years software design, coding in Java or C++.

Responsibilities

• Manage team performance and career development.
• Develop a long-term technology roadmap with senior management.
• Produce high-quality software with unit tests and regular code reviews.
• Manage distributed applications and make architectural trade-offs.

Skills

Technical Leadership

People Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

We are looking for a passionate, entrepreneurial engineering leader to join the Bangalore engineering team. In this role, you will be part of LinkedIn's India initiatives team responsible for leading a team of engineers to develop new products and services and scale existing LinkedIn's products for the fast-growing Indian market. You will also partner with other teams across the company to ensure a consistently awesome experience across platforms and products.

Responsibilities

• Manage the performance and career development of a team of engineers, and own significant parts of LinkedIn products that require design, architecture, and coding.
• Participate with senior management in developing a long-term technology roadmap.
• Be a role model and professional coach for engineers with a strong bias for action and focus on craftsmanship.
• Work with peers across teams to support and leverage a shared technical stack.
• Manage teams to scale distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, review code, and deliver with speediness and quality.
• Develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume performing, and reliable user-centric applications that operate 24x7.
• Produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years of relevant engineering work experience and 2+ years of hands‑on technical management experience.
• 5+ years software design, coding in one of the following languages: Java, C++.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of management experience in building small to medium-sized teams, demonstrating growth and a track record of successful deliveries.
• 3+ years of experience in building and working with production‑grade systems.
• Shipped several large‑scale projects with dependencies across multiple teams.
• Built and delivered on successful cross‑functional partnerships across multiple teams.
• Been actively involved in creation and execution of technical strategy and roadmap.
• Actively coached, mentored and grew team members in their careers.
• Track record in partnering with recruiting to hire and build incredible engineering teams.

Suggested Skills

• Technical Leadership
• People Management
• Stakeholder Management

You will Benefit from our Culture

We strongly believe in the well‑being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.

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