LinkedIn · 1 week ago
Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$198K/yr - $326K/yr
5+ years expLinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer of the Compute Infrastructure team, you will play a crucial role in re-architecting LinkedIn's compute infrastructure stack, designing and implementing solutions to scale it for a growing user base.
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Responsibilities
You will directly contribute to LinkedIn’s Compute infrastructure strategy
You will build and operate a platform that allocates hardware resources with necessary physical/logical distribution for fault tolerance and easy maintenance
You will build and operate world class high performance scheduling/deployment solutions including some of the world's largest Kubernetes clusters to place stateless/stateful services, ML workloads and short running jobs efficiently
You will help up-level and coach a large team of talented developers
Qualification
Required
5+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions
5+ years of experience programming in object-oriented languages such as Java, Go, C/C++, Rust, Python
Hands-on experience developing large-scale distributed systems
2+ years of experience as an architect, or technical leadership position
BS/BA in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent technical experience
Preferred
10+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions with at least 5 years of experience in a technical leadership position
10+ years of programming experience in an object-oriented programming language such as Go, Java, C/C++, Rust
5+ years of experience building large-scale compute infrastructure, and distributed systems
Demonstrated understanding of operating system fundamentals, container technologies, and systems knowledge
Experienced in leading technical teams and mentoring other engineers
Experience building and operating cluster management solutions such as Kubernetes
Experience with IaaS systems and capacity management
Experience with networking and security principles
Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and key components (API server, scheduler, kubelet, etc.), with a proven track record of deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters
Strong proficiency in Golang, as it is the primary language
Solid understanding of networking concepts relevant to Kubernetes, including CNI plugins and pod networking
Knowledge of Kubernetes security best practices such as RBAC, network policies, and Pod security policies
Proficiency with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Fluentd
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.
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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