Principal Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure
LinkedIn · Posted Oct 11
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About the role
LinkedIn's world-class software engineering team builds the next-generation infrastructure and platforms for the company, spanning an application and service delivery platform, massively scalable data storage and replication systems, a cutting-edge search platform, an AI platform, an experimentation platform, and privacy and compliance platforms. LinkedIn has pioneered open-source infrastructure projects such as Apache Kafka, Pinot, Azkaban, Samza, Venice, Datahub, and Feather, and also works with industry standards like Kubernetes, GRPC, and GraphQL. This role in Bangalore will build and ship software, drive architectural decisions across the BigData ecosystem including data processing pipelines, pubsub systems, and observability, and serve as a primary domain expert influencing technology choices.
What you will do
- You will build and ship software, drive architectural decisions and implementation across the BigData ecosystem that includes data processing pipelines, pubsub systems, observability, compliance, etc.
- You will design the right interfaces/APIs for long term evolution of the services.
- You will be responsible for the high availability, reliability, scalability and performance of these systems
- You will actively improve the level of craftsmanship at LinkedIn by developing best practices and defining best strategies.
- You will invest in growing junior engineers, developing design and craftsmanship skills and culture.
- You will lead cross team/cross functional discussions and drive alignment on product/technology strategy.
- You will work closely with other stakeholders in HeadQuarters to drive intra-team alignment.
- You will be a primary domain expert to influence technology choices.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- BA/BS Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
- 18+ years of programming experience in Java, C++or similar programming languages
- 18+ years' experience building large-scale distributed systems, applications or similar experience
Preferred qualifications
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
- 18+ years of relevant work experience.
- Experience with strategic planning, executing on a long-term roadmap, team development and scaling processes to support business growth.
- Designing and building infrastructure and backend services at internet scale.
- Building and shipping high quality work while achieving high reliability.
- Utilizing data and analysis in articulating technical problems and in arriving at recommendations and solutions.
- Leading high-impact cross-org initiatives
- Expertise in BigData systems like Apache Hadoop, Spark, Iceberg etc is highly desirable
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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