Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure
LinkedIn · Posted Oct 6
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About the role
LinkedIn's 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 a privacy and compliance platform, while also contributing to open-source projects like Apache Kafka, Pinot, Azkaban, Samza, Venice, Datahub and Feather. The role involves working with distributed technologies, algorithms, API design and systems design at extreme scale, using industry standard open-source infrastructure such as Kubernetes, GRPC and GraphQL. This Staff Software Engineer will own technical strategy, design, implement and optimize large-scale distributed systems, mentor engineers, and engage with the open-source community.
What you will do
- You will own the technical strategy for broad or complex requirements with insightful and forward-looking approaches that go beyond the direct team and solve large open-ended problems.
- You will design, implement, and optimize the performance of large-scale distributed systems with security and compliance in mind.
- You will Improve the observability and understandability of various systems with a focus on improving developer productivity and system sustenance
- You will effectively communicate with the team, partners and stakeholders.
- You will mentor other engineers, define our challenging technical culture, and help to build a fast-growing team
- You will work closely with the open-source community to participate and influence cutting edge open-source projects (e.g., Apache Iceberg)
- You will deliver incremental impact by driving innovation while iteratively building and shipping software at scale
- You will diagnose technical problems, debug in production environments, and automate routine tasks
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.
- 8+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
- 8+ 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 (Gobblin, Kafka, Iceberg, ORC, 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 in architecting, building, and running large-scale systems
- Experience with open-source project management and governance
- Experience with leveraging AI tools for coding
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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