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Strong company with great people and interesting technical challenges

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at LinkedIn for 11 years
August 14, 2026
New York, NY
4.0
Pros

Like many large companies, there can be significant organizational complexity and bureaucracy.

Priorities can change as business needs evolve, sometimes making long-term planning difficult.

Cross-team dependencies can slow down execution.

Some processes can feel overly complicated, particularly as the organization grows.

Career growth and visibility can depend heavily on your team and manager.

Cons
  • Strong engineering culture with many talented and experienced engineers.
  • Opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems and challenging infrastructure problems.
  • The products have real impact and are used by professionals and businesses around the world.
  • Good opportunities to learn from experienced teammates and work on technically sophisticated problems.
  • Generally good compensation and benefits.
  • Flexible work environment compared with many traditional companies.
Advice to Management

Continue investing in engineering talent and maintaining the strong technical culture. At the same time, simplify processes and reduce organizational overhead wherever possible. Clearer priorities, faster decision-making, and better communication across teams would help engineers spend more time building products and less time navigating internal processes. It would also be valuable to ensure that career growth and recognition are consistent across different teams.

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