LinkedIn · 3 days ago
Systems & Infrastructure Engineer Intern, Masters - Summer 2026 (Mountain View, CA)
Mountain View, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$60/hr - $70/hr
Start in 2026 SpringLinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. This internship role focuses on backend development, particularly in building and scaling LinkedIn's data infrastructure to handle massive data growth through distributed systems and algorithms.
Professional NetworkingRecruitingSocial MediaSocial Recruiting
Responsibilities
Help us scale LinkedIn infrastructure to handle massive growth in membership, traffic, and data as we continue to experience dramatic growth in the usage of our products with focus in one or more of the areas below
Data Infrastructure: Build and support large scale systems (e.g. Apache Kafka, Apache Samza, Hadoop, Pinot, Espresso, Ambry, Helix etc.) and tools that enable the generation of insights and data products on all of LinkedIn's internal and external data via self-serve computing, reporting solutions, and interactive querying
Search, Networks and Analytics: Build and operate the platform that powers all of search at LinkedIn- which responds to thousands of queries per second with target latencies in tens of milliseconds. The platform runs in 24/7 production environment and enables search quality engineers to rapidly innovate, experiment and improve relevance- while at the same time remaining constantly available and performant to our users
Service: Provide the technical platform for all of LinkedIn Engineering to build services, which are the essential unit of development and deployment
Content and Community: Deliver the systems and algorithms that generate and serve feeds of professionally relevant activities and content
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a MS Degree in Computer Science, or related technical field and returning to the program after the completion of the internship
Programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Java, C/C++, C#, Python, or Ruby
Knowledge of core computer science concepts such as object-oriented design, algorithm design, data structures, problem-solving, and complexity analysis
Preferred
Experience working in a short-cycle, agile, iterative development team
Knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design, and object-oriented skills
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Stock
Benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans
Company
LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows users to create business connections, search for jobs, and find potential clients. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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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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