Principal Software Engineer, Trust

Principal Staff Software Engineer, Trust

• Full-time
• Workplace Type:
  Hybrid or Remote

Linked In is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

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. This role may be remote or hybrid. At Linked In, hybrid roles are performed both from home and from a Linked In office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. Remote roles are performed from the designated home work location upon time of hire, and any changes to this home work location requires a review of remote status and approval.

The Trust organization is seeking a Principal Staff Software Engineer who is an expert in adversarial abuse to provide technical leadership for the Anti-Abuse Engineering team. The mission of the Anti-Abuse team is to build trust in every interaction on Linked In. The team uses a wide suite of state-of-the-art techniques to identify patterns in large-scale attacks and prevent and mitigate abuse proactively.

Through their deep domain expertise and technical judgment, this engineering leader will be responsible for leading the effort of building systems that can stay ahead of attackers in an adversarial space.

• Lead a team to deliver state-of-the-art solutions for the most complex problems to keep members safe on the platform
• Predict future abuse patterns and ensure the systems the organization prioritizes and builds today can fight the abuse we will see tomorrow
• Drive technical design and architecture across the Trust organization
• Align on product and technology strategy related to Trust issues across functions and organizations across Linked In
• Champion a culture of engineering excellence and AI‑native development through hands‑on leadership and mentorship of emerging engineering leaders.

• BS (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
• 7+ years of industry experience.
• 5+ years in an architect or technical leadership position
• Professional software engineering experience in adversarial abuse including account security, fake accounts, and/or scraping

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering
• 7+ years in an architect or technical leadership position
• MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical or quantitative discipline.
• Prior expertise in anti‑automation
• Experience leading cross‑organization, cross‑functional efforts and successfully delivering transformational technology for hard problems

• Software Engineering
• Adversarial Abuse
• Anti‑Automation
• Technical leadership

We strongly believe in the well‑being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.

Linked In is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $209,000 - $343,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For additional information, visit:

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