LinkedIn · 1 day ago
Systems & Infrastructure Engineer Intern, PhD (Materialized View) - Summer 2026 (Mountain View, CA)
Mountain View, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$65/hr - $75/hr
Start in 2026 SummerLinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. This internship role focuses on scaling LinkedIn’s data infrastructure, involving large-scale data processing and optimizing distributed data systems to support analytics and AI-powered products.
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Responsibilities
Design and optimize distributed data processing and query execution workflows operating at LinkedIn scale
Develop data abstractions and optimizations—such as materialized views and query rewriting—to improve performance, efficiency, and data freshness for analytics and AI workloads
Contribute to the reliability and scalability of production data pipelines through monitoring, correctness validation, and performance tuning
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a PhD 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, Scala, Python
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 fast-paced, agile, and iterative development environment, with exposure to design reviews, code reviews, and incremental delivery of production systems
Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, software design, and object-oriented programming, with an understanding of database management systems, query processing, and query planning and optimization
Familiarity with analytical query engines and optimization techniques, including materialized views, query rewriting, and cost-based optimization, or a strong interest in learning these areas
Exposure to open-source data and query processing technologies, such as Apache Spark, Trino, Calcite, and Iceberg, and an interest in how these systems are built, integrated, and evolved
Ability to reason about correctness, performance, and scalability in data-intensive systems, and to clearly communicate technical ideas in both written and verbal form
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
Q4 Investments (Pty) Ltd,TCVBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners,Global Founders 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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