Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a strategic and hands-on Director for their Site Reliability Engineering team in Bengaluru, India. This is a pivotal leadership role where you'll be responsible for driving the reliability and scalability of LinkedIn's critical infrastructure systems.

As the SRE Director, you'll lead a substantial team of 40+ engineers, focusing on ensuring the reliability of LinkedIn's streaming, batch processing, data lake, and online serving document store ecosystems. Your role will be instrumental in setting the strategic vision and technical direction for the organization, with a particular emphasis on scaling systems to meet evolving business needs while advancing the technical migration roadmap.

The position requires a blend of technical expertise and leadership skills, with a focus on driving automation, reducing operational overhead, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You'll be working with cutting-edge technologies including cloud platforms, container orchestration, and modern monitoring tools, while implementing infrastructure as code practices and API-first approaches.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years of engineering leadership experience in DevOps roles, with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and large-scale operations. You should have a proven track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams, along with hands-on experience in programming and infrastructure automation.

At LinkedIn, you'll be part of a company that values trust, care, inclusion, and fun. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement, combining remote work with office presence in LinkedIn's Bengaluru office. You'll receive comprehensive benefits including health and wellness programs, generous time-off policies, and significant opportunities for professional growth and development.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of infrastructure reliability at scale while working with some of the industry's most sophisticated distributed systems. If you're passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and leading teams to achieve technical excellence, this role offers the perfect platform to make a significant impact.