Senior Staff Software Engineer, Capacity & Efficiency

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

Job summary

LinkedIn seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to join the Capacity & Efficiency Engineering team. You will shape architecture for capacity planning, build datasets and models, and mentor engineers, influencing cross-functional partners across the business.

This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic leadership to drive cost visibility, resource planning, and scalable infrastructure. Hybrid work is offered with select in-office days and growth opportunities within a global tech leader.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in software design, development and algorithmic solutions.
• 5+ years programming in OO languages (C/C++, Java, Go, Rust, Python, Scala).
• 2+ years in architecting or technical leadership roles.
• Experience in capacity planning, infrastructure efficiency, or cost allocation at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture for capacity planning and efficiency platforms at scale.
• Build datasets, signals, and planning tools for right-sizing and cost savings.
• Maintain high data quality, correctness, and reliability.
• Stay hands-on with complex engineering challenges and lead by example.
• Influence strategy across teams; mentor senior and staff engineers.

Skills

Software design

OO languages

Technical leadership

Capacity planning

Infrastructure costs

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or related field

MS/PhD in CS or related discipline

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Airflow

HDFS

S3/EBS

Job description

LinkedIn seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to join the Capacity & Efficiency Engineering team. You will shape architecture for capacity planning, build datasets and models, and mentor engineers, influencing cross-functional partners across the business.

This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic leadership to drive cost visibility, resource planning, and scalable infrastructure. Hybrid work is offered with select in-office days and growth opportunities within a global tech leader.