Principal Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

Bengaluru, KA, India · Hybrid · Full-time

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EmployerLinkedin
LocationBengaluru, KA, India
Work styleHybrid
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted6 months ago

As part of our world-class software engineering team, you will be charged with building the next-generation infrastructure and platforms for LinkedIn, including but not limited to: an application and service delivery platform, massively scalable data storage and replication systems, cutting-edge search platform, best-in-class AI platform, experimentation platform, privacy and compliance platform etc. You will drive the technology vision and create business impact by putting to use your passion for very large-scale distributed systems and software as services and your passion for writing code that performs at an extreme scale. LinkedIn has already pioneered well-known open-source infrastructure projects like Apache Kafka, Pinot, Azkaban, Samza, Venice, Datahub, Feather, etc. We also work with industry standard open-source infrastructure products like Kubernetes, GRPC and GraphQL - come join our infrastructure teams and share the knowledge with a broader community while making a real impact within our company.

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This role will be based in Bangalore, India. At LinkedIn, 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 LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

Responsibilities

You will build and ship software, drive architectural decisions and implementation across the BigData ecosystem that includes data processing pipelines, pubsub systems, observability, compliance, etc.
You will design the right interfaces/APIs for long term evolution of the services.
You will be responsible for the high availability, reliability, scalability and performance of these systems
You will actively improve the level of craftsmanship at LinkedIn by developing best practices and defining best strategies.
You will invest in growing junior engineers, developing design and craftsmanship skills and culture.
You will lead cross team/cross functional discussions and drive alignment on product/technology strategy. You will work closely with other stakeholders in HeadQuarters to drive intra-team alignment.
You will be a primary domain expert to influence technology choices.

Basic Qualifications

BA/BS Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
18+ years of programming experience in Java, C++or similar programming languages
18+ years' experience building large-scale distributed systems, applications or similar experience

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
18+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience with strategic planning, executing on a long-term roadmap, team development and scaling processes to support business growth.
Designing and building infrastructure and backend services at internet scale.
Building and shipping high quality work while achieving high reliability.
Utilizing data and analysis in articulating technical problems and in arriving at recommendations and solutions.
Leading high-impact cross-org initiatives
Expertise in BigData systems like Apache Hadoop, Spark, Iceberg etc is highly desirable

Suggested Skills

BigData technologies
Large-scale distributed systems
Communication

You will Benefit from our Culture:

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

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LinkedIn is an equal employment opportunity employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. For more information on our equal opportunity policy, please visit http://careers.jobvite.com/linkedin/India-LinkedIn-Equal-Opportunity-for-Persons-With-Disabilities-Policy-2018.pdf

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