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# Senior Software Engineer - Applications

- **Company:** LinkedIn Corporation
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, Code Review, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Database Design, Software Design Documents, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Web Services, Concurrency, Technical Debt, Information Technology, Software Coding
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-software-engineer-applications-mountain-view-ca-usa-58827345

## About the Role

_ scalable, maintainable component architectures and data models * Raise code quality through design docs, code reviews, and debt reduction * Leverage AI tools across the SDLC to boost design, coding, and review productivity * Collaborate with product managers and dependent teams to negotiate trade-offs and ensure on-time delivery * Balance tactical execution with long-term technical debt management and roadmapping Tasks * BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent technical experience * 2+ years of industry experience * Strong coding skills in Python or JavaScript, SQL, and database design * Experience designing/infrastructure and web services at large scale * Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design * Experience with relational databases and distributed transaction management * Mentoring experience and ability to lead small to mid-sized project teams * Deep expertise in system design, data modeling, and concurrency/performance at scale * Experience aaa
component ambiguous opportunities into autonomous systems with long-horizon reasoning Key requirements * health and wellness programs * time away for employees * fair and equitable compensation practices * annual performance bonus * stock * benefits and incentive plans

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you help scale and harden LinkedIn's distributed applications, delivering high-quality software through strong design and collaboration. You'll lead critical, cross-functional programs and drive architectural decisions that enable large-scale, reliable services. You'll also leverage AI tools to boost development efficiency while mentoring teammates and shaping engineering practices. This is a hybrid role that blends hands-on coding with technical leadership to advance the platform for millions of professionals. Compensation / Benefits * Scale distributed applications with thoughtful architectural trade-offs using synchronous and asynchronous patterns * Develop multi-tier, high-volume, 24x7 user-centric services * Write unit-tested, CI-ready code with rigorous reviews * Provide technical leadership to plan and execute large-scale, cross-functional programs * Lead execution of complex features, breaking down ambiguous requirements into milestones * Design scalable, maintainable component architectures and data models * Raise code quality through design docs, code reviews, and debt reduction * Leverage AI tools across the SDLC to boost design, coding, and review productivity * Collaborate with product managers and dependent teams to negotiate trade-offs and ensure on-time delivery * Balance tactical execution with long-term technical debt management and roadmapping Tasks * BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent technical experience * 2+ years of industry experience * Strong coding skills in Python or JavaScript, SQL, and database design * Experience designing/infrastructure and web services at large scale * Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design * Experience with relational databases and distributed transaction management * Mentoring experience and ability to lead small to mid-sized project teams * Deep expertise in system design, data modeling, and concurrency/performance at scale * Experience transforming ambiguous opportunities into autonomous systems with long-horizon reasoning Key requirements * health and wellness programs * time away for employees * fair and equitable compensation practices * annual performance bonus * stock * benefits and incentive plans


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