LinkedIn is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their DataHub team, focusing on developing and maintaining their metadata management platform. The role involves leading both front-end and back-end development for internal tools that help make LinkedIn's data discoverable, understandable, actionable, and governable. The DataHub platform serves various users from product engineering to business operations teams, helping them manage and access datasets effectively.
The position requires collaboration with partners across multiple geographies including the US and Ireland, working on projects like enabling dataset roles, integrating with real-time data processing engines, and supporting data quality initiatives. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in full-stack development, distributed systems, and data management.
This is a hybrid position, offering flexibility to work both remotely and from LinkedIn's office. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in object-oriented programming, web development with modern JavaScript frameworks, and a strong background in building scalable web applications. The role presents an opportunity to contribute to an open-source project while working with a world-class engineering team at one of the leading professional networking platforms.