Principal Staff Software Engineer - Validation & Resilience Engineering

LinkedIn is seeking a Principal Staff Software Engineer to join their Validation Engineering team, focusing on building high-quality products and services that ensure LinkedIn's health and reliability at scale. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in distributed systems and validation infrastructure.

The position involves leading the technical direction of LinkedIn's validation and resilience infrastructure while working closely with engineers across the company. The ideal candidate will bring fresh perspectives to current methodologies and help shape the organization's strategy as LinkedIn evolves.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Driving LinkedIn's validation strategy to prevent change-based impact
• Leading technical initiatives while maintaining high engineering velocity
• Collaborating with teams across Infrastructure and Product Engineering
• Designing and implementing resilient platform solutions
• Mentoring and growing engineering talent

The role offers competitive compensation ($218,000 - $357,000) and comprehensive benefits including health coverage, 401k, and stock options. This hybrid position is based in Mountain View, CA, combining remote work flexibility with in-office collaboration.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of industry experience, strong expertise in distributed systems, and a proven track record in technical leadership. They should be passionate about building scalable infrastructure and driving engineering excellence across the organization.

Join LinkedIn to help shape the future of professional networking while working with cutting-edge technology and talented engineers in a collaborative environment.