Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure - Storage

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At Linked In, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a Linked In office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role will be based in Mountain View, CA OR Bellevue, WA.

We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer to help shape the future of Linked In's Core Infrastructure platform, which provides shared system services within a large-scale, private, on-premise distributed environment.

This role will focus on building technical strategy and raising the bar across multiple infrastructure domains, with particular emphasis on block, blob, and file storage; the individual will also contribute to adjacent areas such as streaming/messaging (e.g., Kafka), fleet management, and control plane systems.

• You will partner directly with senior engineering leaders to define long-term technical strategy across Linked In's core infrastructure, including storage and messaging systems

• Lead cross-team and cross-functional initiatives spanning distributed systems, storage platforms, and event-driven architectures

• You will head cross team/cross functional discussions and drive alignment on technology strategy.

• You will contribute directly to initiatives through a combination of design and implementation activities, working directly with engineers on the team.

• You will actively improve the level of craftsmanship at Linked In by developing best practices and defining best strategies.

• You will define the bar for quality and efficiency of software systems while balancing business impact, operational impact and cost benefits of design and architectural choices.

• Influence and mentor engineers across the organization, raising the bar for systems thinking and technical depth

• Drive alignment across organizations on multi-domain infrastructure architecture, balancing scalability, reliability, and cost

• Help evolve Linked In's private cloud and fleet infrastructure strategy, enabling efficient operation at massive scale

• Foster a culture that values diverse perspectives while navigating complex, ambiguous technical decisions

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

• 10+ years of relevant work experience in infrastructure engineering

• Experience leading technical projects with multiple stakeholders

• PhD in a relevant field or related discipline (machine learning, statistics, computer science etc.), or equivalent research experience

• 15+ years experience in building infrastructure at scale, with at least 5 of those years in a technical leadership position

• Experience building large scale infrastructure and distributed systems

• Deep expertise in the following domain, with working knowledge across others:

  • Distributed Storage Systems (object storage, block storage, large-scale data systems)

• Experience with messaging and streaming systems (e.g., Kafka, pub/sub architectures, event-driven systems)

• Proven ability to operate across infrastructure domains, contributing to areas such as fleet…