Staff Software Engineer - Video Processing

LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Media Infrastructure organization. This role is pivotal in handling all media creation and consumption on LinkedIn, where video has become a key driver of business growth. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing flexibility between remote work and office presence in either Mountain View, CA or Bellevue, WA.

The Media Infrastructure team, while small in size, has a large and impactful scope. Their optimizations in video performance have significantly influenced LinkedIn's core business metrics. As a Media specialist, you'll be at the forefront of optimizing media transcoding processes and enhancing delivery capabilities across video, images, and documents.

The role demands expertise in video processing technologies, including working with various codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1) and optimizing their performance in Linux environments. You'll be responsible for defining and maintaining media quality metrics, working with FFMPEG and other media tools, and implementing system-level optimizations across worker node clusters.

Key responsibilities include integrating and optimizing video codecs, managing media streams, troubleshooting processing issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in software design and development, particularly in object-oriented programming languages, along with a strong background in media processing.

LinkedIn offers a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and emphasizes a culture built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun. The company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, with additional benefits including annual performance bonuses and stock options.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer to make a significant impact on how millions of professionals worldwide consume and interact with media content on LinkedIn's platform. The role combines technical challenges in video processing with the scale and complexity of enterprise systems, making it an exciting position for those passionate about media technology and distributed systems.