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Staff Software Engineer - Premium

LinkedIn$152K — $248K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years in software design, development, and algorithms.
  • 4+ years programming in languages like Python, Java, or C++.
  • Experience leading engineering teams and cross-functional communications.
  • Preferred: 8+ years relevant experience or an advanced degree with fewer years. Expertise in large-scale infrastructure and web services.

Responsibilities

  • Scale distributed applications and make architectural trade-offs with design patterns.
  • Develop high-performing, reliable user-centric applications that operate continuously.
  • Produce high-quality software with regular unit testing and code reviews.
  • Provide technical leadership and drive best engineering practices for critical programs.
  • Identify opportunities for improving engineering productivity and initiatives.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness programs for employees and families.
  • Generous time-off policies for employees of all levels.
  • Commitment to fair and equitable compensation practices.
Full Job Description
Job Description

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role will be hybrid in our Mountain View, CA office.

Team Description:

Our team owns the charter for the Premium Business SKU offering catering to solopreneurs, established leaders, and premium features for our creator audience. Our focus areas include helping members enhance their profile, visibility & stand out from their peers in order to be able to convert leads and monetize directly on LinkedIn.

The team has built some amazing features like Dynamic cover photos, Custom Button enabling members to allow others to book an appointment with them, and paid meetings to help members monetize their time and expertise. We are taking on new challenges in the upcoming year opening up brand new charters and areas of investment.

Responsibilities
  • You will scale distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, write code, and deliver with speediness and quality.
  • You will develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume performing, and reliable user-centric applications that operate 24x7.
  • You will produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
  • You will provide technical leadership, driving and performing best engineering practices to initiate, plan, and execute large-scale, cross functional, and company-wide critical programs. Identify, leverage, and successfully evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity.


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
  • BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience.
  • 4+ years experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
  • 4+ years programming experience in object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Objective-C, or Ruby.
  • Experience having led engineering teams as a tech lead, handling cross-functional communications, alignment and coaching fellow team members.

Preferred Qualifications
  • BS and 8+ years of relevant work experience, MS and 7+ years of relevant work experience, or PhD and 4+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience in designing and building infrastructure and web services at large scale.
  • Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
  • Proven coding skills in Python or JavaScript/AJAX, database design and SQL, and/or knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming.
  • Experience building web applications and services with IDEs, ant, junit, etc.
  • Experience with relational databases (transactional and non-transactional), database architecture, and distributed transaction management.

Suggested Skills
  • Technical Leadership
  • Architectural Mastery
  • Code Review and Quality Assurance
  • Advanced Security Practices
  • Mentoring and Knowledge Sharing


You will Benefit from our Culture

We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $152,000 - $248,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For additional information, visit: https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

Additional Information

About LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. The goal of the site is to allow registered members to establish and document networks of people they know and trust professionally. LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the Internet with more than 722 million members in over 200 countries and territories.
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