Senior Engineer, Information Security
LinkedIn · Posted Oct 16
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About the role
LinkedIn's Information Security organization protects business-critical member data and company assets, with the product and platform security team responsible for securing all LinkedIn services on-premises and in the cloud. As a Senior Software Engineer, the role owns and evolves the secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) and the security of CI/CD pipelines for both member-facing and internal products, integrating security practices from planning and architecture reviews through continuous testing and maintenance. The position also drives developer guardrails, paved-path adoption, and AI-assisted security workflows to eliminate vulnerability classes across the software supply chain.
What you will do
- Own, evolve, and drive the secure development lifecycle.
- Drive “shift-left” and “shift-down” initiatives across architecture reviews, threat modeling, SAST/DAST, continuous end to end testing, fuzzing, etc.
- Drive adoption of paved paths by focusing on safe coding, cryptographic hygiene, software supply chain security
- Design security paved roads and developer guardrails to eliminate classes of vulnerabilities
- Force multiplier and champion for AI assisted security workflows
- Collaborate with engineering to mitigate security risks, and support shipping quickly
- Evaluate and enhance security tooling and automation to bolster technical rigor while driving operational efficiency and high-value security insights
- Stay at the forefront of the field by maintaining rigorous expertise in evolving security risks, landscape shifts, and cutting-edge defensive methodologies
- Establish and report on meaningful security engineering and operations metrics, including program health, control effectiveness, availability performance, remediation progress, and risk reduction outcomes
- Evaluate and improve security tooling, processes, and controls to reduce systemic risk, increase operational efficiency, and ensure the team is focused on the highest-value security work
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience.
- 4+ years experience programming experience in Python, Go or Java.
Preferred qualifications
- 6+ years of relevant work experience.
- 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 building web applications and services with IDEs and general development practices.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
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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