Senior Staff Infrastructure Engineer (Tech Lead, Hybrid)

LinkedIn; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Stock options

Benefits

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the next generation of its infrastructure. You will drive design and delivery of distributed systems, data storage, and Kubernetes-based platforms at scale across LinkedIn.

You will mentor engineers, guide multiple initiatives from architecture to operations, and collaborate with open-source communities. The role is hybrid, based in Mountain View, CA, or Bellevue, WA, with on-site collaboration on select days.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or related field or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
• 5+ years of experience programming in object-oriented languages such as C/C++, Java, Go, Rust, Python, Scala.
• 2+ years of experience as an architect, or technical leadership position.
• Hands-on experience developing large-scale, distributed systems, and databases.

Responsibilities

• Deliver impact by driving innovation while building and shipping software at scale.
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to up-level the engineering organization.
• Actively improve the level of craftsmanship at LinkedIn by developing best practices and defining best strategies.
• Design products/services/tools and code that can be used by others while upholding operational impact of all decisions.
• Functioning as the tech-lead for multiple key initiatives, identify problems and opportunities and lead teams to architect, design, implement and operationalize systems.
• Partner closely with teams within the org and customers to execute on the vision for long-term success of our core infrastructure teams.
• Working closely with the open-source community to participate and influence cutting edge open-source projects.
• Keep a platform first approach while designing products/service

Skills

Distributed Systems

Technical Leadership

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Systems Infrastructure

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Kubernetes

GRPC

GraphQL

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the next generation of its infrastructure. You will drive design and delivery of distributed systems, data storage, and Kubernetes-based platforms at scale across LinkedIn.

You will mentor engineers, guide multiple initiatives from architecture to operations, and collaborate with open-source communities. The role is hybrid, based in Mountain View, CA, or Bellevue, WA, with on-site collaboration on select days.