Software Engineering Manager, Service Infrastructure

Software Engineering Manager, Service Infrastructure

• Full-time
• Workplace Type:
  Hybrid
• Location:
  
  Mountain View, CA

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead two high‑impact infrastructure teams shaping the future of service connectivity s role spans Linked In’s next‑generation service discovery and control plane initiatives alongside Linked In’s standard framework for service discovery and client‑side load balancing, which dynamically routes traffic across microservices and steers requests away from unhealthy hosts based on request metrics. You’ll lead teams working on foundational service infrastructure across service mesh, discovery, load balancing, dark clusters, and core reliability primitives – driving platforms that sit on the critical path of availability, resilience, and safe service evolution across Linked In’s distributed systems.

• Lead, coach and manage core team of engineers working on building the infrastructure.
• Participate with senior management in developing a long‑term technology roadmap for the team and company.
• Have the ability to dive deep into technical discussions to challenge the status‑quo, and steer the team in the right direction / to push the envelope.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across engineering and business leadership.
• Help the team realize their potential by setting clear expectations, openly evaluating performance, upholding accountability, and providing challenges to stretch their skills.
• Drive a culture of operational excellence. Lead the team into defining performance goals, metrics and building the infrastructure and tooling necessary to maintain a high quality bar and detect issues in real time.
• Create an inclusive work environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, innovation and learning, while holding a high bar for quality.

• BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1+ year(s) of management experience or 1+ year(s) of staff level engineering experience with management training.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and large‑scale software engineering.
• Experience programming in object‑oriented languages such as Java, C++, Python, Go or Rust.
• Hands‑on experience developing distributed systems, databases, large scale data systems and/or Backend APIs.

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of hands‑on software engineering/technical management and people management experience.
• 7+ years industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
• 5+ years programming experience in languages such as Java, C++, Python, Go, or Rust.
• Experience in architecting, building, and running large‑scale distributed systems.
• Experience with industry, opensource, and/or academic research in technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kubernetes, Feather, GraphQL, GRPC, Apache Kafka, Pinot, Samza or Venice.
• Experience with open‑source project management and governance.

• Distributed systems
• Java / Golang / Rust / Python

The pay range for this role is $200,000 - $268,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

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

We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Linked In considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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