Director, Software Engineering, Site Reliability

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.
Site Reliability
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
15+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

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. This is a pivotal leadership role where you'll collaborate with software development teams to ensure the reliability of LinkedIn's critical infrastructure systems including streaming, batch processing, data lake and online serving document store ecosystems.

As the SRE Director, you'll lead a team of 40+ engineers, setting the strategic vision and technical direction while focusing on scaling systems to meet evolving business needs. The role requires deep expertise in infrastructure automation, operational efficiency, and building high-performing engineering teams.

The position demands 15+ years of engineering leadership experience in DevOps roles, with proven success in managing large-scale infrastructure and implementing automation at scale. You'll need strong technical depth in cloud platforms, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code, combined with excellent people leadership skills.

LinkedIn offers a hybrid work environment, balancing remote work with office collaboration. The company provides comprehensive benefits including health programs and generous time-off policies. As part of LinkedIn's leadership team, you'll help shape the future of professional networking while working with cutting-edge technologies and talented engineers.

This role is perfect for an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about infrastructure reliability, automation, and building world-class engineering teams. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on LinkedIn's technical infrastructure while working for a company that's transforming the way the world works.

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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

Kubernetes
Linux
Python
Go
Java
Ruby
  • 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, and infrastructure as code
  • 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

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Generous time away policies
  • Well-being of employees and their families

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