Senior Software Engineer - Identity

Company: LinkedIn
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

LinkedIn was built to help professionals achieve more in their careers, and millions of people every day use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Our global reach means we get to make a direct impact on the world's workforce in ways no other company can. We are much more than a digital resume we transform lives through innovative products and technology.Creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce is a responsibility we all share. To truly transform the global economy, we must evolve the way we hire and enable our talent to serve people of all backgrounds and experiences. LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.The Identity team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is excited to work on the Identity Platforms team. The team owns distributed, massively scalable, and highly available online, offline services that store and serve the hundreds of millions of LinkedIn Profiles. Our unique position within the company allows us to deliver significant business impact, technical impact, and ability to closely work with teams across the company (AI, data infra and product teams) who produce and consume Profile Data. Identity Platforms is a pilot partner on LinkedIn's next generation Data Infrastructure, Data Realm (DR), and this role will also involve both building core DR infrastructure and building Identity systems on DR.Responsibilities:You will:-Scale distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and -asynchronous design patterns, write code, and deliver with speediness and quality.-Design platforms/services/tools that can be used by others in a way that abstracts away the underlying complexity.-Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.-Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards.-Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.-Collaborate with cross-domain partner teams (AI, data infra and product) to build an industry-leading platform.-Work across online, nearline and offline systems.-Mentor other engineers and help build a fast-growing team.Basic Qualifications:-BS (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.-2+ years of industry experience.Preferred Qualifications:-BS and 5+ years of relevant work experience, MS and 4+ years of relevant work experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant work experience.-Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.-Experience with large-scale streaming systems like Kafka, Samza, Spark and Kinesis.-Experience with object oriented design, coding, testing patterns, and programming languages (Java, C++, C#, etc).-Experience in designing and building infrastructure and web services at large scale.-Experience with improving performance and availability of large-scale services.-Experience with good software design and implementation skills incl. documentation, design trade offs, resource management, monitoring, and troubleshooting.-Experience with Data Platforms/Infrastructure is a plus.You will Benefit from our Culture:We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.Equal Opportunity StatementLinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class. LinkedIn is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here: Please reference and for more information.LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. 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