Software Engineer Director, Compute Infrastructure jobs in United States
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Software Engineer Director, Compute Infrastructure

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$226K/yr - $369K/yr
date10+ years exp

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. As a Software Engineering Director of the Compute Infrastructure team, you will lead efforts to architect and scale LinkedIn’s compute infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams and coaching a large team of developers.

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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 help up-level and coach a large team of talented developers

Qualification

Compute InfrastructureKubernetesTechnical LeadershipDistributed SystemsData InfrastructureSearch InfrastructureML PlatformsOperating System FundamentalsContainer TechnologiesIaaS SystemsCapacity Management

Required

5+ years of software engineering management experience
4+ years experience in one of the following areas: data infrastructure, search infrastructure, or ML platforms
2+ years of experience in compute infrastructure
B.A./B.S. degree or higher, or equivalent experience

Preferred

10+ years of experience in managing engineering teams
5+ years of experience building large-scale compute infrastructure or other relevant infrastructure
Experience in leading technical teams and coaching engineers and engineering managers
Demonstrated understanding of operating system fundamentals, container technologies, and systems knowledge
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience with IaaS systems and capacity management

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

LinkedIn

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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.
dateFounded in 2003
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.linkedin.com

H1B Sponsorship

LinkedIn has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (913)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$154.8M
Key Investors
Bain Capital VenturesGreylockSequoia Capital
2016-06-13Acquired
2016-02-15Private Equity
2014-04-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Ryan Roslansky
Chief Executive Officer
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Dan Shapero
Chief Operating Officer
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