Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Development Infrastructure

LinkedIn; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 326,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health and wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to work in Bellevue, WA. This hybrid position focuses on building scalable infrastructure to enhance the developer experience across the company.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of programming experience, proficiency in Java, C++, or C#, and demonstrated success in building large-scale applications. LinkedIn offers generous benefits and a competitive salary range between $198,000 and $326,000, alongside bonuses and stock options.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of programming experience in Java, C++, C#, or similar languages.
• 7+ years of experience building large‑scale distributed applications.
• 3+ years of experience with developer infrastructure and CI/CD platforms.

Responsibilities

• Grow and mentor a team providing engineering systems for LinkedIn developers.
• Build relationships with teams, gather feedback, and prioritize product strategies.
• Own design, development, testing, and operation of your team's infrastructure.

Skills

Java

C++

C#

Technical Leadership

Developer Tools & Automation

Quality & Testing Infrastructure

Education

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related field

Masters degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

This role is based in Bellevue, WA. The work is hybrid, with both home and LinkedIn office days as needed. It is part of the Development Infrastructure (DI) organization, which supports LinkedIn’s R&D teams by providing core infrastructure for discovery, writing, building, testing, and deployment. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer within DI, you will help envision, design, and build the next generation of agent‑centric, large‑scale developer infrastructure, delivering a delightful experience for engineers across LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

• Grow, develop, and mentor a team that provides engineering systems which enable all LinkedIn developers to build services for LinkedIn members and enterprise customers productively, with consistently high quality and minimal friction.
• Work across Engineering to build relationships with other teams, gather feedback, and understand their goals to build and prioritize a strategy and roadmap for your team and for cross‑team products.
• Own the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of your team’s infrastructure and systems, ensuring high reliability and scalability.
• Leverage deep and broad technical expertise to mentor engineers and provide leadership on resolving complex technology issues.
• Build operational excellence roadmaps, drive adoption of best practices throughout the design-to-delivery lifecycle, and improve developer feature/code velocity.

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or related practical experience.
• 7+ years of programming experience in Java, C++, C#, or similar languages.
• 7+ years of experience building large‑scale distributed applications.
• 3+ years of experience building developer infrastructure and services, including development and code collaboration environments, CI/CD platforms, and measurement of software development productivity and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dream big and make bold moves to define and build the next generation of developer infrastructure, inspiring others to do the same.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate a technical strategy and roadmap in a clear, precise, and actionable manner.
• Masters degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and related build and test systems.
• Shipped several large‑scale projects with multiple dependencies across teams.
• Experience coaching and mentoring fellow engineers in their careers.
• Experience attracting, retaining, and developing engineering and operations talent throughout the industry.

Suggested Skills

• Technical Leadership
• Experience developing technical strategy
• Developer Tools & Automation
• Quality & Testing Infrastructure

Benefits

LinkedIn strongly believes in the well‑being of employees and their families, offering generous health and wellness programs and paid time off for all employees.

Compensation

Pay range for this role is $198,000 to $326,000. Compensation packages may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits, and other incentives. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

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We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.

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