Manager, Software Engineering

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to join their core infrastructure team. This role presents an exceptional opportunity to lead the team responsible for the Settings Platform, which handles over 8 million queries per second and supports more than 400 internal clients.

The position combines technical leadership with people management, requiring both deep engineering expertise and strong leadership capabilities. You'll be working at the forefront of distributed systems, tackling challenges in configuration management and feature toggling while maintaining impressive performance metrics like P99 latencies under 1ms at 4 million QPS.

As a manager, you'll be responsible for developing and growing a small team of engineers, while still maintaining hands-on involvement in technical decisions and architecture. The role requires collaboration with senior management on long-term technology roadmaps and working cross-functionally with various teams to leverage shared technical infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering, with a strong background in distributed systems and a track record of leading high-performing engineering teams. You'll need to demonstrate expertise in object-oriented and functional programming languages, and have experience building scalable, reliable systems.

LinkedIn offers a hybrid work environment, combining the flexibility of remote work with in-office collaboration. The company provides comprehensive benefits including health and wellness programs, competitive compensation with annual performance bonuses, and stock options. This is an opportunity to shape the future of professional networking while working with cutting-edge technology at massive scale.