LinkedIn is seeking a Principal Staff AI Engineer to set the technical direction and foundation for building algorithms, models, systems, and product experiences for our Ads Audience and Identity technology platform. In this role, you will leverage AI/ML, infrastructure, and product design to advance our ads stack and meet the future needs of our B2B advertisers.
What You'll Do
- Define and execute the technical vision for applying AI and Data Systems to accelerate the team's roadmap, including activity data mining using LLMs, identity resolution using heterogeneous data sources, ads retrieval at scale, and advertiser workflows.
- Mentor and collaborate with other Senior Staff Software Engineers to establish quality norms and build a culture of operational excellence and speed.
- Partner with Product, Data Science, and AI Research organizations to translate business goals into scalable, AI-and-Data-powered capabilities that improve advertiser experience and ROI.
- Establish best practices for experimentation, model evaluation, and responsible AI.
- Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to up-level the engineering organization.
- Work closely with and influence product and technology partners regularly to help define the roadmap.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience as a Technical Leader (Staff+, Principal, or similar).
- 7+ years of industry experience with Machine Learning, AI, Data Engineering, or related solutions.
- Bachelor of Science (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding, or equivalent technical experience.
Nice to Have
- 10+ years of industry experience in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field, including prior experience in Tech or Product domains.
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Strong experience designing and optimizing AI solutions for multi-sided marketplaces such as Advertising and E-commerce.
- Experience designing and optimizing recommender and/or search systems that create highly personalized experiences and scale to solve complex business problems.
- Experience with deep learning, LLMs, graphs/graph mining, ranking, auction theory, and optimization.
- Expertise in Advertising, Generative AI, Information Retrieval, Knowledge Graph, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision techniques.
- Previous design and implementation of solutions in highly distributed environments.
- Prior work designing and building scalable agentic systems.
Technical Stack
- LLMs
- Deep Learning
- Graphs/Graph Mining
- Ranking
- Auction Theory
- Optimization
- Generative AI
- Information Retrieval
- Knowledge Graph
- Natural Language Processing
- Computer Vision
Team & Environment
You will be joining the Ads Audience and Identity team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Generous health and wellness programs.
- Time away for employees of all levels.
- Compensation range: $207,000 to $340,000.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in Sunnyvale, CA.
LinkedIn is committed to a culture built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun, and to providing transformational opportunities for employees by investing in their growth. 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.
