Director, Software Engineering - Trust

LinkedIn is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Trust Foundations organization, a critical component of keeping our platform safe and professional for over a billion members. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of trust and safety infrastructure at scale.

The Trust Foundations team provides foundational systems that simplify and scale trust defenses across LinkedIn. We develop shared, adaptable infrastructure that helps anti-abuse teams move faster, detect evolving threats, and deploy cutting-edge defenses efficiently. Our work directly impacts LinkedIn's ability to maintain platform integrity and user trust.

As the Director of Engineering, you will lead a world-class engineering organization responsible for building and scaling distributed systems that power LinkedIn's trust and safety capabilities. You'll work closely with engineering, product, policy and operations teams to align technical strategy with business goals and drive innovation in trust infrastructure.

Key focus areas include:

• Building and mentoring diverse engineering teams
• Defining technical strategy and roadmap for trust infrastructure
• Making data-driven decisions for complex technical challenges
• Driving cross-functional collaboration and alignment
• Managing strategic vendor partnerships
• Ensuring system scalability and reliability
• Establishing engineering best practices

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in distributed systems, proven leadership experience scaling engineering teams, and passion for trust and safety. You should have excellent communication skills, strong stakeholder management abilities, and a track record of delivering high-impact technical projects.

This hybrid role offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work on meaningful technical challenges that help keep LinkedIn's platform safe for professionals worldwide. Join us to lead critical trust infrastructure work that impacts hundreds of millions of members.