Senior Software Engineer — Scale 24x7 Web Apps (Hybrid)

LinkedIn; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Benefits

Performance bonus

Job summary

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, dedicated to creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. We offer a hybrid work model, combining home and office days based on team needs.

The role fosters scaling distributed applications, architecture design, and delivering high-quality software. You will work with product managers and engineering teams to meet aggressive timelines while advancing engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field and 2+ years of industry experience.
• Experience designing and building infrastructure and web services at large scale.
• Strong CS fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Proven coding skills in Python or JavaScript and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Scale distributed applications with architectural trade-offs.
• Develop multi-tier, high-volume, reliable user-centric apps.
• Produce high-quality software with unit tests and CI.
• Provide technical leadership and drive large-scale programs.
• Lead the technical execution of complex features with clear milestones.
• Design scalable, fault-tolerant data models.
• Raise the bar for code quality and debt reduction.
• Utilize AI tools across the SDLC to boost productivity.
• Collaborate with product managers and dependent teams to ensure on-time delivery.
• Balance tactical work with long-term technical debt management.

Skills

API Development

Advanced Programming

Database Management

Performance Optimization

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

2+ years of industry experience

Tools

Python

JavaScript

SQL

JUnit

Ant

Job description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, dedicated to creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. We offer a hybrid work model, combining home and office days based on team needs.

The role fosters scaling distributed applications, architecture design, and delivering high-quality software. You will work with product managers and engineering teams to meet aggressive timelines while advancing engineering excellence.