Principal Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a Principal Staff Software Engineer to join their Systems Infrastructure team. This role represents an opportunity to shape the future of LinkedIn's infrastructure platforms that power their services used by millions of professionals worldwide.

The position involves building next-generation infrastructure including application delivery platforms, massively scalable data storage systems, cutting-edge search platforms, AI infrastructure, experimentation platforms, and privacy/compliance systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in distributed systems and a passion for writing high-performance code that operates at extreme scale.

LinkedIn has an impressive track record of contributing to the open-source community through projects like Apache Kafka, Pinot, Samza, and others. The role offers the chance to work with modern technologies like Kubernetes, gRPC, and GraphQL while making meaningful contributions both internally and to the broader technology community.

As a Principal Staff Engineer, you'll drive architectural decisions across LinkedIn's big data ecosystem, design APIs for long-term evolution, ensure system reliability and performance, and lead cross-functional technical initiatives. You'll also play a key role in mentoring junior engineers and shaping engineering culture and best practices.

The position offers the flexibility of hybrid work, allowing you to balance remote work with in-office collaboration. LinkedIn emphasizes creating an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds and experiences are valued. If you're passionate about solving complex distributed systems challenges while helping build products that create economic opportunity for professionals worldwide, this role presents an exciting opportunity to make an impact at massive scale.