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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineering Manager, Systems... - **Company:** LinkedIn Corporation - **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $268,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Applicant Tracking Systems, Application Frameworks, Big Data, Unix, Client Server Models, Computer Programming, System Configuration, Linux, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Gradle, Apache Hadoop, Jinja (Template Engine), Python (Programming Language), MongoDB, MySQL, Network Programming, Node.Js, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Reliability Engineering, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, SQLAlchemy, Web Services, Jetty, Flask (Web Framework), Apache Spark, Git, Build Management, Containerization, Information Technology, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Free and Open-Source Software, Build Tools, Sbt (Software), Presto, Software Version Control - **Published:** June 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g934a1 ## About the Role + BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience. + 1+ year(s) of management experience or 1+ year(s) of staff level engineering experience with management training + 5+ years experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions. + 5+ years programming experience in object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, Javascript, C/C+Preferred Qualifications + MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline + 2+ years of hands-on software engineering/technical management and people management experience + Experience in technology and strategic leadership role in a large organization + Experience designing and building infrastructure and web services at large scale. + Knowledge of Internet protocols and network programming. + Experience working in a Unix environment (Linux preferred). + Experience in building and testing of highly reliable, available and scalable large-scale distributed systems and client-server architectures. + Experience in driving automated cloud management systems at scale. + Experience in containerization, cluster schedulers, infrastructure configuration and orchestration. + Experience in standard build tools (e.g. gradle, bazel) and version control systems (e.g. git). + Experience in Python development using frameworks like Django, Flask, Jinja, SQLAlchemy. + Knowledge and experience in Tomcat, Jetty, Netty, Apache/ATS, Scala/sbt, or Node.js. + Experience in working with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g. MySQL, Dynamo, Cassandra, MongoDB) + Experience in messaging & big data systems/solutions (e.g. Spark, Presto, Alation, Hadoop, Kafka) Suggested Skills + Technical Leadership + Communication + Software Design + Cross-organizational collaboration ## Description We are a data driven organization and you will lead strategic investments to make step function improvements in the lives of LinkedIn developers. This spans multiple areas including but not limited to: Providing tools and infrastructure that creates delightful development experience; Provide and support application frameworks that empower LinkedIn Engineers to build member facing products; Provide actionable insights that leverages data and metrics; Provide tools and data that help LinkedIn teams listen to their customers; and most importantly deliver reliable and scalable infrastructure. You will have the opportunity to engage the industry-wide developer community and contribute to open-source software as well. This Software Engineering Manager role is part of the Quality Platforms team within DPX. You will get an opportunity to influence, transform, and create an amazing experience for developers at LinkedIn by leading the team and driving Quality charter to build testing tooling and infrastructure that serves the developer community within LinkedIn. The mission is to create an ecosystem that enables teams to deliver products and services at LinkedIn at the highest quality they can. Responsibilities + You will build and ship software at scale that delivers impact. + You will improve all aspects of developer experience with a data driven mindset. + You will design and build tools and frameworks to automate development, testing, deployment, management, monitoring, data gathering and analysis of our 24x7 services and products. + You will provide thought leadership, develop and evangelize solutions to challenges faced by every product and infrastructure team at LinkedIn to improve developer happiness, productivity, and efficiency. + Design products/services/tools and code that can be used by others while upholding operational impact of all decisions + You will scale the infrastructure and tools required to keep our 6000+ developers in step when they are all sharing the same code, building and testing our software stacks, and releasing and deploying their services continuously without compromising site reliability. + Work closely with and influence product and/or technology partners regularly to help define roadmap + You will review others' work, provide architectural guidance and mentorship to up-level the engineering organization, resolve conflicts between teams within the organization to get alignment and build team culture. + You will identify problems and opportunities and provide technical leadership, defining and undertaking best engineering practices to initiate, plan, and execute critical, large-scale, cross-functional, and company-wide programs., A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response. LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pay Transparency Policy Statement As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Node and Package Security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2138-wearedevelopers-live-node-and-package-security) - [You’re a great coder? 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