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 significant impact on LinkedIn's core business metrics through video performance optimizations. As a Media specialist, you'll be responsible for optimizing media transcoding processes and enhancing delivery capabilities across various formats including video, images, and documents.

The role requires deep expertise in video processing technologies, including work with various codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1) and tools like FFMPEG. You'll be responsible for maintaining high video quality standards through metrics like VMAF and SSIM, while also optimizing system performance across a cluster of worker nodes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to make a significant impact on media delivery at scale. The position offers competitive compensation ($156,000 - $255,000), comprehensive benefits, and the chance to work with cutting-edge video processing technologies. You'll be joining a company that values trust, care, inclusion, and fun, while working on technologies that affect millions of users worldwide.

The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in media processing, distributed systems, and backend infrastructure, with proficiency in languages like Java, Golang, Rust, or Python. This role offers the opportunity to work on challenging technical problems while contributing to LinkedIn's mission of creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce.