Principal Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure

Principal Staff Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure

• Full-time
• Workplace Type:
  Hybrid

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.

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

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.

• Deliver impact by driving innovation while building and shipping software at scale
• Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to up-level the engineering organization
• Actively improve the level of craftsmanship at Linked In by developing best practices and defining best strategies
• Design products/services/tools and code that can be used by others while upholding operational impact of all decisions
• Functioning as the tech‑lead for multiple key initiatives, identify problems and opportunities and lead teams to architect, design, implement and operationalize systems
• Partner closely with teams within the org and customers to execute on the vision for long‑term success of our core infrastructure teams
• Working closely with the open‑source community to participate and influence cutting‑edge open‑source projects.
• Keep a platform‑first approach while designing products/service

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 10+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm‑related solutions.
• 5+ years in experience as an architect, or technical leadership position.
• Experience in developing and scaling large‑scale databases or analytics systems
• Experience with coding in Java, C++, or Rust; knowledge of query execution, indexing, and concurrency.
• Hands‑on experience developing distributed systems, large‑scale systems, databases and/or Backend APIs

• MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience in architecting, building, and running large‑scale distributed systems.
• Experience with industry, open source, and/or academic research in technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kubernetes, Feather, Graph
  
  QL, GRPC, Apache Kafka, Pinot, Samza or Venice.
• Experience with open‑source project management and governance.
• Experience building interactive services or analytics APIs for large‑scale systems.
• Experience with communication and ability to influence cross‑functional teams.
• Background in industry thought leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to align technical decisions with business outcomes and drive customer‑centric innovation.

• Distributed Systems Design
• Real‑time analytics platforms
• Deep understanding of concurrency, distributed algorithms, and data structures.

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 $226,000 to $369,000. 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

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