Principal Staff Software Engineer, Advertiser Growth - Remote

Overview

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

In Short

• You will build and ship software at scale to deliver impact
• You will drive architectural decisions and implementation across the engineering organization.
• You will actively improve the level of craftsmanship at LinkedIn by developing best practices and defining best strategies.
• You will lead cross team/cross functional discussions and drive alignment on product/technology strategy.
• You will establish a culture that values diverse viewpoints while navigating complex decisions.
• You will define the bar for quality and efficiency of software systems while balancing business impact, operational impact and cost benefits of design and architectural choices.
• You will act as the primary domain expert to influence technology choices.
• You will lead by example to build a culture of craftsmanship and innovation.

Requirements

• 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
• 7+ years of industry experience.
• 5+ years in an architect or technical leadership position
• Experience in designing and implementing technologies for highly distributed platforms.
• Familiarity with multiple platforms (Linux, Windows, etc.), languages (C++, Python, etc.).
• Experience in the Advertising/Marketing Industry particularly with Ads Measurement
• Experience in Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• Experience designing and building scalable agentic systems.

Benefits

• Generous health and wellness programs
• Time away for employees of all levels
• Annual performance bonus
• Stock options
• Comprehensive benefits package