Senior Software Engineer, Video Systems — Hybrid

LinkedIn; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 212,000; Full time

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Stock options

Annual bonus

Benefits

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for the Video team to build high-impact backend services that power video content at scale. You will own end-to-end architecture, shape platform foundations, and ship features influencing engagement and creator experiences.

The role offers opportunities to work with product, infra, and ranking partners in a hybrid setting, balancing tactical delivery with long-term technical debt management.

Qualifications

• BS (or higher) in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding, or equivalent technical experience.
• 2+ years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Scale distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs with synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, write code, deliver with speed and quality.
• Develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume, reliable user-centric applications operating 24x7.
• Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for CI.
• Provide technical leadership, driving engineering best practices for large-scale cross-functional programs.
• Lead the technical execution of complex features and mid-sized initiatives, breaking down requirements into milestones.
• Design component-level architectures and data models that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and maintainable.
• Raise the bar for code quality through reviews, design docs, and debt reduction.
• Utilize AI tools across SDLC to boost productivity and share best practices.

Skills

API Development

Advanced Programming

Database Management

Performance Optimization

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

IDEs

Ant

JUnit

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for the Video team to build high-impact backend services that power video content at scale. You will own end-to-end architecture, shape platform foundations, and ship features influencing engagement and creator experiences.

The role offers opportunities to work with product, infra, and ranking partners in a hybrid setting, balancing tactical delivery with long-term technical debt management.