Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
Description For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a strategic Director for their Site Reliability Engineering team in Bengaluru, India. This is a hybrid role that combines leadership and technical expertise, overseeing a team of 40+ engineers focused on ensuring the reliability of LinkedIn's critical infrastructure systems.
The role demands a seasoned leader with 15+ years of engineering leadership experience who can drive both strategic vision and hands-on technical direction. You'll be responsible for managing LinkedIn's streaming, batch processing, data lake, and online serving document store ecosystems. The position requires deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and modern DevOps practices.
As a Director, you'll shape the future of LinkedIn's infrastructure reliability while working with cutting-edge technologies including Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, and various cloud platforms. You'll drive automation initiatives, implement API-first approaches, and foster a culture of continuous improvement among your team.
The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background in distributed systems, proven leadership experience, and a track record of building and retaining high-performing engineering teams. You'll need excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive technical initiatives across the organization.
This role offers the opportunity to impact millions of users while working at a company known for its strong engineering culture and commitment to employee growth. LinkedIn provides comprehensive benefits, flexible work arrangements, and the chance to shape the future of professional networking at a global scale.
Responsibilities For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
- Set the strategic vision, technical direction and develop execution roadmap for the organization
- Build and maintain a high-performing engineering team of 40+ SREs
- Drive APIs first approach for operations of infrastructure life cycle management
- Provide observability and deep actionable insights into infrastructure health and drift
- Drive automation, reduce operational toil, and foster culture of continuous improvement
Requirements For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field
- 15+ years in Engineering leadership focused on dev/ops based roles leading teams of engineers of size 40+
- 8+ years of building software to simplifying operations and reducing toil in managing large scale infrastructure
- 8+ years experience in Cloud data infrastructure, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Hadoop infrastructure
- Proficiency in cloud computing platforms, Linux-based systems, container orchestration
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools
- Experience attracting, retaining, and developing top engineering talent
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Benefits For Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability
- Health and wellness programs
- Generous time away policies
- Flexible work arrangements
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