LinkedIn ยท 16 hours ago
Principal Staff Software Engineer, AI Training Platform
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$207K/yr - $340K/yr
7+ years expLinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. The Principal Staff Software Engineer will lead and build the next-gen training infrastructure to power AI use cases, focusing on developing high performance AI Training pipelines and optimizing deep learning training.
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Responsibilities
Owning 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
Designing, implementing, and optimizing the performance of large-scale distributed training for personalized recommendation as well as large language models
Improving the observability and understandability of various systems with a focus on improving developer productivity and system sustenance
Mentoring other engineers, defining our challenging technical culture, and helping to build a fast-growing team
Working closely with the open-source community to participate and influence cutting edge open-source projects (e.g., PyTorch, GNNs, DeepSpeed, Huggingface, etc.)
Functioning as the tech-lead for several concurrent key initiatives for the Training Infrastructure and defining the future of AI training platforms
Qualification
Required
BS/BA in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent technical experience
7+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions
7+ years of experience programming in object-oriented languages such as Python, C++, Java, Go, Rust, Scala
5+ years of experience as an architect, or technical leadership position
5+ years of experience in the industry with leading / building deep learning systems
Hands-on experience developing distributed systems or other large-scale systems
Preferred
MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline
12+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions with at least 5 years of experience in a technical leadership position
12+ years of experience in an object-oriented programming language such as Python, C++, Java, Go, Rust, Scala
5+ years of experience with large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures
Co-author or maintainer of any open-source projects
Expertise in machine learning infrastructure, including technologies like MLFlow, Kubeflow and large scale distributed systems
Familiarity with containers and container orchestration systems
Expertise in deep learning frameworks and tensor libraries like PyTorch, Tensorflow, JAX/FLAX
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.
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Funding
Current Stage
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$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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