Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Systems Infrastructure
About The Position
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. 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, compute 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 work and learn among the best, putting to use your passion for distributed technologies and algorithms, API design and systems-design, 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.
Requirements
- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering/technical management and people management.
- 7+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and large-scale software engineering
- Experience programming in object-oriented and/or functional programming languages(like Java/CPP/Scala/etc.)
- Hands on experience developing distributed systems, databases, large scale data systems and/or Backend API's
Nice To Haves
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline
- 4+ years of software engineering management experience
- 2+ years exp managing managers
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- 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 https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
