LinkedIn ยท 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $277K/yr
7+ years expLinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, dedicated to creating economic opportunities for its members. The Staff Software Engineer will be responsible for building next-generation infrastructure and platforms, focusing on distributed systems, performance optimization, and mentoring other engineers.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
4+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions
4+ years experience programming in object-oriented languages such as Java, C++, Python, Go, Rust, C# 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
BS and 8+ years of relevant work experience, MS and 7+ years of relevant work experience, or PhD and 4+ years of relevant work experience
Experience in architecting, building, and running large-scale distributed systems
Experience with industry, open source, and/or academic research in technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kubernetes, Feather, GraphQL, GRPC, Apache Kafka, Pinot, Samza or Venice
Experience with open-source project management and governance
Distributed systems
Backend Systems Infrastructure
Java/Golang/Rust/Python
Benefits
Generous health and wellness programs
Time away for employees of all levels
Annual performance bonus
Stock
Benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans
Company
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$154.8MKey Investors
Bain Capital VenturesGreylockSequoia Capital
2016-06-13Acquired
2016-02-15Private Equity
2014-04-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Ryan Roslansky
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Shapero
Chief Operating Officer
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