Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.
Site Reliability
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
15+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a strategic Director for their Site Reliability Engineering team in Bangalore, India. This hybrid role offers an opportunity to lead a team of 40+ engineers while shaping the reliability of LinkedIn's critical infrastructure systems. The position requires an experienced leader with 15+ years in engineering leadership and deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, focusing on streaming, batch processing, data lake, and online serving document store ecosystems.

The role combines technical leadership with strategic vision, requiring the director to set technical direction and execution roadmaps while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include driving API-first approaches, implementing infrastructure as code, and ensuring robust system observability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and modern monitoring tools.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a company that's transforming the global workforce while working with cutting-edge technologies at scale. LinkedIn offers a culture built on trust, care, and inclusion, with strong emphasis on employee growth and development. The position provides the chance to impact millions of users while working with some of the most sophisticated distributed systems in the industry.

The role offers comprehensive benefits and the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, combining remote work flexibility with in-office collaboration. This is an ideal position for a seasoned engineering leader who wants to make a significant impact on global professional networking infrastructure while leading and developing top engineering talent.

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Responsibilities For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

  • Set the strategic vision, technical direction and develop execution roadmap for the organization
  • Build and maintain a high-performing engineering team for SREs
  • Drive APIs first approach for operations of infrastructure life cycle management
  • Provide observability and deep actionable insights into infrastructure health and drift
  • Lead team of 40+ engineers focusing on scaling systems
  • Drive automation and reduce operational toil

Requirements For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

Kubernetes
Linux
  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • 15+ years in Engineering leadership focused on dev/ops based roles leading teams of engineers of size 40+
  • 8+ years of building software to simplifying operations and reducing toil in managing large scale infrastructure
  • 8+ years experience in Cloud data infrastructure, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Hadoop infrastructure
  • Proficiency in cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Linux-based systems, Kubernetes
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools

Benefits For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Employee growth opportunities
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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