LinkedIn

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Sr.StaffSoftwareEngineer-SystemsInfrastructure

$198–326k Mountain View, California, United States; Bellevue, Washington, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Systems Infrastructure at LinkedIn. Skills: Systems Infrastructure, Distributed Systems, Technical Leadership, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Drive innovation. Build and ship software”

What You'll Achieve.

Create economic opportunity; Make powerful connections; Discover exciting opportunities; Build necessary skills; Gain valuable insights; Achieve goals of individual teams; Achieve LinkedIn's broader goals; Deliver impact; Achieve success of core infrastructure teams

Industry & Context.

Internet
Problems you'll solve

Algorithm related solutions; Identify problems and opportunities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BSA in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent technical experience, 5+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions, 5+ years of experience programming in object-oriented languages such as C/C++, Java, Go, Rust, Python, Scala, 2+ years of experience as an architect, or technical leadership position, Hands-on experience developing large-scale, distributed systems, and databases

Nice to Have

MS or PhD degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, 10+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions with at least 5 years of experience in a technical leadership position, 10+ years of experience in an object-oriented programming language such as C/C++, Java, Go, Rust, Python, Scala, 5+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures, Experience in architecting and designing large-scale distributed systems related to data infrastructure, IaaS, ML/AI infrastructure, storage, graph, Kubernetes, and platforms.

What You'll Do.

Build and ship software

Provide architectural guidance

Improve craftsmanship

Develop best practices

Define best strategies

Design products/services/tools

Uphold operational impact

Function as tech-lead

Identify problems and opportunities

Lead teams to architect systems

Design and implement systems

Operationalize systems

Partner closely with teams

Participate in open-source projects

Influence open-source projects

Design products with platform first approach

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Align points of view across teams; Foster collaboration; Work closely with technical leadership; Partner closely with teams within the org; Work with customers

Full Job Description

LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. Were also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture thats built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun where everyone can succeed. This role will be based in Mountain View, CA, or Bellevue, WA. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. As part of our world-class software engineering team, you will take the lead in building the next-generation infrastructure and platforms for LinkedIn, including but not limited to: service delivery platform, scalable data storage infrastructure, graph infrastructure, analytics platform, streams processing and data pipelines, cutting-edge search platform, best-in-class AI/ML infrastructure, Kubernetes compute infrastructure, media infrastructure, etc. You will work and learn among the best, putting to use your passion for distributed technologies and algorithms, API design and systems design, and your passion for writing code that performs at massive scale. LinkedIn has pioneered many well-known open-source infrastructure projects including Apache Kafka, Pinot, Azkaban, Samza, Venice, Datahub, Feather, etc. We also work with industry standard open source infrastructure technologies like Kubernetes, GRPC and GraphQL - come join our infrastructure teams and share the knowledge with a broader community while making a real impact within our company. As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer, you will be

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