Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager, Core Infrastructure

LinkedIn•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$166,000 - $271,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The LinkedIn Infrastructure Engineering Technical Program Management Group is looking for a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team which is part of LinkedIn’s Infrastructure engineering organization. Infrastructure engineering consists of over 2,000 engineers who are responsible for infrastructure that runs linkedin.com. The org builds and operates massive-scale systems: physical data centers, networking, storage, compute, observability, and Data and AI/ML platforms. Core Infrastructure refers to the foundational layer of LinkedIn's infrastructure. It encompasses the essential systems and services that support the company's large-scale engineering operations and technology platforms. The Core Infrastructure team is responsible for building, maintaining, and modernizing these systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency across LinkedIn's services. The Senior Staff TPM will drive cutting-edge improvements to our advanced Compute, CI/CD platform. You will own and drive these key areas of LinkedIn’s Core Infra infrastructure and platforms that power all of the major applications across LinkedIn’s products serving hundreds of millions of users. Collaborate with Product and Infrastructure Engineering teams across LinkedIn to deliver high-impact, cutting-edge solutions. Initiate, plan and execute large scale, cross-functional and company-wide programs.

Requirements

8+ years of technical program management experience.
4+ years of technical program management experience in large distributed systems.
B.S./B.A. in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience leading teams and technical programs to deliver successful outcomes at the intersection of areas such as Storage/streaming platforms, Infrastructure, and Hardware.
Experience working in cloud or hyperscale environments, including capacity planning, scaling strategies, and cost optimization.
Good understanding of storage or streaming systems (e.g., distributed file/object stores, replication pipelines, messaging or event-streaming platforms).
Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including consistency models, durability, fault tolerance, and performance trade-offs.
Proven track record of leading teams and programs to deliver successful outcomes. This includes using best practices for scheduling, monitoring, tracking, and executing technical programs, as well as initiating, planning, and executing large scale, cross-functional, and company-wide critical programs.
Excellent balance of people, organizational, and technical skills, enabling successful execution in high-ambiguity situations.
Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills, fostering collaboration with Engineers, PMs, and Executives, and able to challenge leadership when necessary.
Organized, with attention to detail and a focus on elevating the TPM Craft to the highest standards.
Ability to traverse both vertically and horizontally in a large organization, balancing tactical and strategic objectives.
Previous experience working with geographically-distributed teams.
Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and making data-driven trade-off decisions

Responsibilities

Define and drive strategy for large scale cross function, complex and high impact Compute platform, control plane and CI/CD platforms at Linkedin.
Partner closely with cross functional Infra engineering and product teams to define scope, milestones, dependencies, and success metrics.
Drive alignment across multiple organizations on technical architecture decisions, trade-offs, and delivery plans.
Own program planning and execution artifacts, including roadmaps, dependency maps, risk registers, and status reporting.
Identify, manage, and mitigate technical, operational, and delivery risks, escalating proactively when needed.
Lead high-risk launches, migrations, and cross-region deployments, ensuring availability, durability, and performance SLAs are met.
Establish and drive operational excellence, including incident response coordination, postmortems, and reliability improvements.
Track and report on program health using data and metrics, enabling informed decision-making at senior leadership levels.
Influence without authority to resolve conflicts, unblock teams, and maintain delivery momentum in ambiguous environments.
Communicate clearly and concisely with executive and senior technical stakeholders, translating complex technical details into actionable insights.