Staff Engineer, Hardware Sourcing & Supply Strategy

LinkedIn; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead commodity and vendor management for new product introductions in its datacenter hardware portfolio. The role is hybrid, based in Mountain View, CA, and requires driving sourcing strategy, cost management, and supply assurance across CPU, memory, NAND, and related components.

You will collaborate with engineering, capacity planning, finance and global vendors to secure cost-effective, reliable infrastructure at scale, while guiding supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in commodity management, vendor management and hardware sourcing for datacenter/enterprise.
• Experience with silicon, memory, and storage components.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own commodity strategy across CPU, GPU, DRAM, NAND, HDD, etc.
• Manage supplier relationships; lead QBRs and scorecards; drive escalations.

Skills

Systems Thinking

Cross-functional Communication

Stakeholder Management

Hardware Infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead commodity and vendor management for new product introductions in its datacenter hardware portfolio. The role is hybrid, based in Mountain View, CA, and requires driving sourcing strategy, cost management, and supply assurance across CPU, memory, NAND, and related components.

You will collaborate with engineering, capacity planning, finance and global vendors to secure cost-effective, reliable infrastructure at scale, while guiding supplier