Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

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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, AI platforms, and experimentation systems. The position combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in distributed systems and large-scale architecture.

The role involves working with industry-standard open source technologies and contributing to LinkedIn's impressive portfolio of open-source projects like Apache Kafka, Pinot, and Samza. The hybrid work environment offers flexibility while maintaining team collaboration. The ideal candidate will drive technical strategy, mentor team members, and solve complex infrastructure challenges at scale.

Key responsibilities include designing and optimizing large-scale distributed systems, improving developer productivity, and working with the open-source community. The position requires 8+ years of experience in software development, strong expertise in object-oriented programming, and practical experience with distributed systems.

LinkedIn offers a culture built on trust, care, and inclusion, with a strong focus on employee growth and development. This role presents an exceptional opportunity to impact how the world works while working alongside industry experts and contributing to cutting-edge infrastructure projects.

Last updated 15 hours ago

Responsibilities For Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

  • Own the technical strategy for broad or complex requirements
  • Design, implement, and optimize large-scale distributed systems
  • Improve system observability and developer productivity
  • Communicate effectively with team, partners and stakeholders
  • Mentor other engineers and help build the team
  • Work with open-source community
  • Drive innovation while shipping software at scale
  • 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
  • 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

Equity
Parental Leave
Education Budget
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Employee growth investment
  • Trust-based culture

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