Senior Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure
LinkedIn · Posted Oct 21
Professional networking, job search, recruiting, online learning, and B2B marketing services
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About the role
LinkedIn's world-class software engineering team builds the next-generation infrastructure and platforms for the company, including an application and service delivery platform, massively scalable data storage and replication systems, search and AI platforms, and privacy and compliance platforms. The team works on distributed technologies, API and systems design, and open-source projects such as Apache Kafka, Pinot, Azkaban, Samza, Venice, DataHub and Feather, alongside Kubernetes, gRPC and GraphQL. This role designs, builds and operates one of the online data infrastructure platforms powering LinkedIn's core applications, and mentors other engineers while engaging with the open-source community.
What you will do
- You will design, build and operate one of the online data infra platforms that power all of Linkedin's core applications.
- You will participate in design and code reviews to maintain our high development standards.
- You will partner with peers, leads and internal customers to define scope, prioritize and build impactful features at a high velocity.
- You will mentor other engineers and will help build a fast-growing team.
- You will work closely with the open-source community to participate and influence cutting edge open-source projects
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 industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
- 4+ years experience programming in object-oriented languages such as Java, Python, Go, and/or Functional languages such as Scala or other relevant coding languages
- Hands on experience developing distributed systems, large-scale systems, databases and/or Backend APIs
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with Hadoop (or similar) Ecosystem (MapReduce, Yarn, HDFS, Hive, Spark, Presto)
- Experience with industry, open-source projects and/or academic research in data management, relational databases, and/or large-data, parallel and distributed systems
- Experience with open-source project management and governance
- Experience with cloud computing (e.g., Azure) is a plus.
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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