Staff Engineer, KMS & Cryptography Platforms

LinkedIn; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the KMS & Cryptography team to lead and build scalable security services that manage encryption keys and application secrets. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and deliver developer-friendly libraries and APIs that help engineers across the company create secure features.

This role offers a hybrid work model in Mountain View, CA with the opportunity to influence long-term vision and the technology roadmap for KMS and

Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or related practical experience.
• 4+ years experience in software design, development, and algorithm-related solutions.
• 4+ years programming experience in object-oriented languages such as Python, Java, Golang, or Rust.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership; drive and execute large-scale programs across teams.
• Scale distributed applications; make architectural trade-offs and deliver with speed and quality.
• Develop multi-tier, high-volume, reliable applications that operate 24x7.
• Produce high-quality software that is unit tested and checked in for CI.
• Identify, leverage, and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity.
• Participate in key technical and design discussions with team leads and engineers.
• Collaborate with other teams and partners to define and execute projects.

Skills

Software design

OO languages: Python/Java/Golang/Rust

Education

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the KMS & Cryptography team to lead and build scalable security services that manage encryption keys and application secrets. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and deliver developer-friendly libraries and APIs that help engineers across the company create secure features.

This role offers a hybrid work model in Mountain View, CA with the opportunity to influence long-term vision and the technology roadmap for KMS and