Senior Software Engineer, Video Platform (Hybrid)

LinkedIn; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Video team to build backend services that power video creation, delivery, relevance, and integrity at scale. You’ll own end-to-end architecture, collaborate with product, infra, and ranking partners, and shape the future of video across the platform.

Join a team delivering high-impact systems, with opportunities to mentor peers and drive engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field; coding focus.
• 2+ years of industry experience.
• Preferred advanced degrees and experience at scale.
• Design and build infrastructure and web services at large scale.

Responsibilities

• Scale distributed applications and make architectural trade-offs.
• Develop multi-tier, high-volume, reliable applications operating 24x7.
• Produce unit-tested, reviewed, version-controlled software.
• Provide technical leadership and drive best engineering practices.
• Lead complex features and break down requirements into milestones.
• Design scalable, fault-tolerant data models and components.
• Raise bar for code quality through reviews and docs.
• Utilize AI tools across SDLC to boost productivity.

Skills

API Development

Advanced Programming

Database Management

Performance Optimization

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Relational databases

IDEs

JUnit

Ant

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Video team to build backend services that power video creation, delivery, relevance, and integrity at scale. You’ll own end-to-end architecture, collaborate with product, infra, and ranking partners, and shape the future of video across the platform.

Join a team delivering high-impact systems, with opportunities to mentor peers and drive engineering excellence.