Manager, Software Engineering - Applications

LinkedIn is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering for their Applications team to join their newly established center of excellence for ads in NYC. This role will be part of the Ad Formats and Offerings team, which drives innovation in digital advertising by crafting cutting-edge ad products and industry-specific solutions. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, combining remote work with office presence.

The role involves leading a small team of engineers while maintaining hands-on technical involvement in significant product development. The manager will be responsible for both team leadership and technical execution, working on comprehensive end-to-end solutions that span client and server-side technologies, nearline processing, and data pipelines.

Key responsibilities include managing team performance, participating in long-term technology roadmap development, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background with at least 5 years of industry experience, combined with either management experience or staff-level engineering experience with management training.

The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $147,000 to $240,000 annually, plus additional benefits including health and wellness programs, stock options, and annual performance bonuses. This is an excellent opportunity to join LinkedIn's growing ads technology team and contribute to building robust frameworks that will enable more dynamic, intelligent, and user-centric advertising solutions.

The role requires expertise in distributed systems, performance optimization, and modern programming languages. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in LinkedIn's mission to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce while working in a culture built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun.