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LinkedIn· HQ in United States

Staff Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure

Location: Mountain View, CA · Category: Engineering & Development · Seniority: Lead · Posted: November 1, 2026 · Verified: Nov 1, 2026

Role Overview & Description

This role designs and builds scalable systems and infrastructure for LinkedIn's platform, focusing on high availability, performance, and reliability of backend services. The engineer will work with Java, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure to solve complex scaling challenges.
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Professional social platform for hiring, advertising, sales and learning.

Headquarters: United States

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