Staff AI Engineer — Recommender Systems Leader

LinkedIn; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn, based in New York City, seeks a Staff AI Software Engineer to own end-to-end ML systems powering core products. The role blends research, production deployment, and cross-team collaboration in a hybrid work setting.

You will train models, run experiments, and manage GPU fleets to deliver measurable member value. Success in the first year includes delivering a model-based system with tangible impact, onboarding at least one engineer to the stack, and improving efficiency and quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years in software design, development, and algorithm-related solutions.
• 4+ years experience in Java, Python, or similar languages.
• 4+ years experience with machine learning, data mining, IR, or NLP.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end ML systems that power LinkedIn products.
• Lead the design, training, and deployment of models at scale.
• Coordinate technical direction across orgs and mentor engineers.
• Deliver measurable impact with rapid iteration and experiments.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

PyTorch

Spark

A/B testing at scale

Pre-trained LLMs fine-tuning

Job description

LinkedIn, based in New York City, seeks a Staff AI Software Engineer to own end-to-end ML systems powering core products. The role blends research, production deployment, and cross-team collaboration in a hybrid work setting.

You will train models, run experiments, and manage GPU fleets to deliver measurable member value. Success in the first year includes delivering a model-based system with tangible impact, onboarding at least one engineer to the stack, and improving efficiency and quality