LinkedIn is hiring a Distinguished Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure to join the Solstice Team. This team is building a next-generation engineering system and infrastructure platform to improve engineering leverage across the company and accelerate value delivery for Microsoft's AI stack. Your mission will be to help re-platform Microsoft's largest GPU-scale inference and training infrastructure onto a modern, high-velocity engineering foundation.
What You'll Do
- Drive the engineering systems vision spanning hermetic builds (Bazel), continuous deployment, cryptographic supply chain integrity, infrastructure-as-code, and identity/security.
- Partner directly with senior engineering leaders across LinkedIn and Microsoft to define technical strategy, set the quality bar, and drive execution from prototyping through full production migration.
- Help define business and technical strategy and drive cross-functional alignment.
- Head cross-team discussions and drive alignment on technology strategy.
- Actively improve the level of craftsmanship at LinkedIn by developing best practices and defining optimal strategies.
- Define the bar for quality and efficiency of software systems while balancing business impact, operational impact, and cost.
- Establish a culture that values diverse viewpoints while navigating complex decisions.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- Experience leading technical projects with multiple stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- PhD in a relevant field (machine learning, statistics, computer science, etc.), or equivalent research experience.
- 10+ years experience in building infrastructure at scale, with at least 5 of those years in a technical leadership position.
- Experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, and AI Platforms.
- Experience leading large-scale development projects from concept to multiple releases in production.
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring engineering and operations talent.
- Experience leading high-impact, cross-company initiatives.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $248,000 to $406,000.
- Generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels.
Work Mode
This position follows a hybrid work model.
LinkedIn is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds. We consider 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.
