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 to ensure LinkedIn's health and reliability at scale. This role is crucial in driving technical direction and development of cutting-edge validation and resilience infrastructure, while shaping organizational strategy as LinkedIn evolves. The position requires collaboration with engineers across the company, from product to infrastructure teams.

The ideal candidate will lead LinkedIn's validation strategy, ensuring high change velocity while maintaining system stability. They will drive platform strategy that benefits all engineering teams without requiring explicit onboarding. The role involves bringing fresh perspectives to current methodologies, working with industry peers, and advising management on strategic initiatives.

Key responsibilities include overseeing resilience and validation areas, connecting incidents with preventive investments, and representing the organization in technical leadership forums. The position requires hands-on technical work, including design and coding, while also focusing on growing and hiring talent.

The role offers competitive compensation ($218,000 - $357,000), comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work in a hybrid model at LinkedIn's Mountain View location. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced technical leaders who want to impact how the world's largest professional network maintains its reliability and growth.