Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.
Distributed Systems
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Systems Infrastructure team in Bangalore. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on next-generation infrastructure and platforms, including application delivery, scalable data storage, cutting-edge search platforms, AI systems, and experimentation frameworks.

The position combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture. You'll be working with industry-standard technologies and contributing to notable open-source projects like Apache Kafka, Pinot, and Iceberg.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll shape technical strategy, mentor team members, and drive innovation while maintaining high standards of system performance and reliability. The role demands strong experience in languages like Java, Python, Go, or Scala, plus deep knowledge of distributed systems and backend architecture.

LinkedIn offers a flexible hybrid work environment, emphasizing trust and inclusion. The company is known for its investment in employee growth and has a track record of creating impactful open-source infrastructure projects. This role provides an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology while making significant contributions to systems that serve the global professional community.

The ideal candidate will bring 8+ years of relevant experience, strong technical leadership skills, and a passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges at scale. You'll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence, working on systems that help create economic opportunities worldwide.

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Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

  • Own the technical strategy for broad or complex requirements with insightful and forward-looking approaches
  • Design, implement, and optimize large-scale distributed systems
  • Improve observability and understandability of various systems
  • Mentor other engineers and define technical culture
  • Work with open-source community and influence projects
  • Deliver incremental impact through innovation
  • Diagnose technical problems and debug production environments

Requirements For Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

Java
Python
Go
Scala
Kubernetes
  • BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
  • 8+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions
  • 8+ years experience programming in object-oriented languages such as Java, Python, Go and/or Functional languages like Scala
  • Hands on experience developing distributed systems, large-scale systems, databases and/or Backend APIs
  • Experience with Hadoop Ecosystem (preferred)
  • Experience with industry, open-source projects (preferred)
  • Experience in architecting, building, and running large-scale systems (preferred)

Benefits For Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

Parental Leave
  • Hybrid work option
  • Investment in employee growth
  • Trust-based culture
  • Transformational opportunities

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