Engineering Manager, Distributed Infra & Service Mesh

LinkedIn; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn in Mountain View, California, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead two high-impact infrastructure teams shaping the future of service connectivity. You will oversee service discovery, control plane initiatives, and core reliability primitives across distributed systems, driving platforms critical to availability and resilience.

You will mentor engineers, set roadmaps with senior leadership, dive into complex technical discussions, and foster an inclusive culture with a strong focus

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1+ year(s) of management experience or 1+ year(s) of staff level engineering experience with management training
• 5+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and large‑scale software engineering
• Experience programming in object‑oriented languages such as Java, C++, Python, Go or Rust.
• Hands on experience developing distributed systems, databases, large scale data systems and/or Backend API's

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and manage core team of engineers working on building the infrastructure.
• Participate with senior management in developing a long‑term technology roadmap for the team and company.
• Have the ability to dive deep into technical discussions to challenge the status quo, and steer the team in the right direction/to push the envelope.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across engineering and business leadership.
• Help the team realize their potential by setting clear expectations, openly evaluating performance, upholding accountability, and providing challenges to stretch their skills.
• Drive a culture of operational excellence. Lead the team into defining performance goals, metrics and building the infrastructure and tooling necessary to maintain a high quality bar and detect issues in real time.
• Create an inclusive work environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, innovation and learning, while holding a high bar for quality.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend Systems Infrastructure

Java/Golang/Rust/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Kubernetes

GraphQL

GRPC

Apache Kafka

Pinot

Samza

Venice

Job description

LinkedIn in Mountain View, California, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead two high-impact infrastructure teams shaping the future of service connectivity. You will oversee service discovery, control plane initiatives, and core reliability primitives across distributed systems, driving platforms critical to availability and resilience.

You will mentor engineers, set roadmaps with senior leadership, dive into complex technical discussions, and foster an inclusive culture with a strong focus