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Systems & Infrastructure Engineer Intern, PhD (Online Analytics Engines) - Summer 2026 (Mountain View, CA)
Mountain View, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$62/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. The internship role focuses on building and operating OLAP Database Engines for low-latency analytics, providing an opportunity to tackle complex engineering problems in scalable system design and architecture.
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Responsibilities
Build a high performance engine in native code (C++, Rust)
Leverage modern HW acceleration capabilities. LLVM based JIT etc
Innovate on system performance optimizations across multiple resource dimensions (cpu, memory, IO) to drive key efficiency gains for the fleet
Example - Re-imagine IO layer that is heavily based on memory mapping files on SSDs
Example - Thread per core based query architecture for improving tail latencies
Capabilities
Indexes based on Radix Tree, BW Tree for range queries, Hash Indexes for point queries
Expand complex SQL support - JOINs, Window Functions
Add query planning support ; cost based, rule based optimizers
Upsert (in real-time)
Tiered Storage
Index and store nested/unstructured/semi-structured event data (e.g JSON) data
Agentic AI based capabilities to improve operations, eliminate toil
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, C/C++, Python, Rust, Go
Experience with design and development of distributed systems (e.g. storage, query processing, data management)
Strong Computer Science fundamentals
Operating Systems, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Architecture
Object Oriented Design
Ability to design, prototype and implement solutions for complex engineering problems
Comfortable with Linux / Unix environment
Comfortable with debugging, testing (functional, performance, stress)
Preferred
Research and Development Experience focused on Systems Engineering
Experience with at least one native programming language(C/C++/Rust)
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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