Manager, Software Engineering - LinkedIn Feed

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$147,000 - $240,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Manager, Software Engineering - LinkedIn Feed

LinkedIn is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead their Feed team in Bellevue, WA. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the world's largest professional network, focusing on data engineering and AI innovation. The role combines technical leadership with people management, requiring expertise in building production-quality signal pipelines for content recommendations.

The position involves managing a small team of engineers while taking ownership of significant product components that drive the LinkedIn Feed experience. You'll collaborate closely with data engineering and AI partners to develop and maintain signal pipelines that power recommendation models, ensuring high availability and scalability of the inference serving stack.

Key responsibilities include participating in long-term technology roadmap development with senior management, enhancing pipeline systems to enable rapid experimentation, and growing your team's engineering capabilities. The role requires strong technical skills in distributed systems and experience with object-oriented/functional programming languages.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of industry experience in software development, with 1+ years of management experience or staff-level engineering experience with management training. A degree in Computer Science or related field is required, along with demonstrated ability to lead teams through technical challenges.

LinkedIn offers a competitive compensation package including a base salary range of $147,000 - $240,000, plus annual performance bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The position is hybrid, combining remote work with office presence in Bellevue, WA. This is an excellent opportunity to shape the future of professional networking while working with cutting-edge AI and data engineering technologies.

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Responsibilities For Manager, Software Engineering - LinkedIn Feed

  • Manage the performance and career development of a small team of engineers
  • Participate in developing long-term technology roadmap with senior management
  • Collaborate with data engineering and AI partners to build signal pipelines
  • Operate pipelines and inference serving stack to ensure scalability and availability
  • Enhance pipelines to enable high experimental velocity
  • Grow engineering team's skills
  • Contribute to data engineering strategy

Requirements For Manager, Software Engineering - LinkedIn Feed

Java
Python
Scala
  • BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • 1+ year(s) of management experience or 1+ year(s) of staff level engineering experience with management training
  • 5+ years of industry experience in software design and development
  • Experience programming in object-oriented and/or functional programming languages
  • Understanding of common performance patterns and anti-patterns in distributed systems

Benefits For Manager, Software Engineering - LinkedIn Feed

Medical Insurance
Equity
  • Generous health and wellness programs
  • Time away for employees of all levels
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Stock options
  • Other incentive compensation plans

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