Principal Staff Software Engineer, LinkedIn Learning Solutions
LinkedIn · Posted Oct 20
Professional networking, job search, recruiting, online learning, and B2B marketing services
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About the role
LinkedIn Learning Solutions Engineering India is a ground-up, AI-first organization building scalable systems and consumer-grade experiences that connect skills, learning, career growth, and internal mobility across LinkedIn Learning and the enterprise Career Hub. The team is building AI-powered experiences for skills intelligence, skill-gap detection, personalized recommendations, workforce transformation, and internal mobility. This role will build and ship software, drive architectural decisions across distributed applications, and lead cross-team technical strategy in a greenfield environment at LinkedIn scale.
What you will do
- You will build and ship software, drive architectural decisions and implementation across distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, write code, and deliver with speediness and quality.
- Develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume performing, and reliable user-centric applications that operate 24x7.
- Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
- You will actively improve the level of craftsmanship at LinkedIn by developing best practices and defining best strategies.
- You will lead cross team/cross-functional discussions and drive alignment on product/technology strategy.
- You will define the bar for quality and efficiency of software systems while balancing business impact, operational impact and cost benefits of design and architectural choices.
- You will act as one of the primary domain experts to influence technology choices.
- You will lead by example to build a culture of craftsmanship and innovation.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 18+ years of experience in software design/development
- 18+ years experience in/with programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or C++
Preferred qualifications
- Experience building and scaling consumer-facing products at large scale, with a strong focus on end-user experience and measurable customer impact.
- Experience building and shipping commercial AI/agentic products as customer-facing offerings.
- Proven track record of designing, developing, and operating agent-driven experiences that deliver clear customer value at scale.
- Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
- Experience with object-oriented design, coding, testing patterns, and programming languages (Java, C++).
- Proven coding skills in a high level language with interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
- Experience with large scale automation across key enterprise personas
- Proven track record of leading and delivering complex software projects.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience building web applications and services with IDEs, ant, Junit, etc.
- Experience with relational databases (transactional and non-transactional), database architecture, and distributed transaction management.
Benefits and support
- generous health and wellness programs
- time away for employees of all levels
About LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, connecting over a billion users globally to create economic opportunity. Owned by Microsoft, the platform provides tools for job searching, professional networking, B2B marketing, sales intelligence, and online learning. Through its data graph, it bridges the gap between global talent and enterprise organizations.
- Industry
- Professional Network
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 2003-05-05
- Location
- Sunnyvale, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $103.5M raised
- 2003-11-01Seed$4.7M
- 2004-08-01Series A$10M
- 2007-01-15Series B$53M
- 2008-06-01Series C$22.7M
- 2014-05-15Post Ipo Debt$500M
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
EVP of LinkedIn and Microsoft Office
President of Platforms and Digital Work
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President & Chief Business Officer
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