Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
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. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a team of 40+ engineers while shaping the reliability of LinkedIn's critical infrastructure systems. The position focuses on ensuring the reliability of LinkedIn's streaming, batch processing, data lake, and online serving document store ecosystems.
The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise, requiring deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, containerization, and modern DevOps practices. You'll be responsible for driving automation initiatives, reducing operational overhead, and implementing best practices for system reliability and scalability.
As a leader, you'll collaborate with software development teams, set technical direction, and foster a culture of innovation. The position requires extensive experience in engineering leadership, particularly in DevOps and infrastructure management, with a focus on large-scale systems.
LinkedIn offers a flexible hybrid work environment, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to impact how millions of professionals connect and grow. The company's culture emphasizes trust, inclusion, and professional growth, making it an ideal place for experienced engineering leaders looking to make a significant impact on global technology infrastructure.
Responsibilities For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
- Set the strategic vision, technical direction and develop an 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 teams of engineers of size 40+
Requirements For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 15+ years in Engineering leadership focused on dev/ops based roles
- 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
- Proficiency in cloud computing platforms, Linux-based systems, container orchestration
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools
Benefits For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
- Health and wellness programs
- Time away for employees of all levels
- Professional development opportunities
- Equal employment opportunity
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