Senior Staff Software Engineer - Traffic Infrastructure

Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Traffic Infrastructure

Company Description

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.

Job Description

This role will be based in Bangalore, India. 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.

Team Information

As part of our world-class traffic infrastructure team, you will be at the forefront of managing every HTTP request that reaches LinkedIn. You will leverage your software engineering expertise and technical leadership skills to enhance the traffic tier’s reliability, security posture, operational rigor, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have in-depth expertise in DNS, traffic engineering, and routing platforms, along with hands-on experience working with technologies like Azure Front Door (AFD), Cloudflare, IPVS, Apache Traffic Server (ATS), HAProxy, and various proxy systems. In this role, we rely on your technical leadership to elevate our traffic tier to the next level.

Responsibilities

• You will act as a domain expert for Traffic Infrastructure at LinkedIn and own architectural decisions
• You will design, implement, deploy, and maintain traffic routing platforms such as Apache Traffic Server (ATS), HAProxy, to optimize global traffic flow.
• You will partner with customers and leaders to create roadmaps, drive alignments and deliver products
• You will lead and mentor teams, while actively building and operating large scale systems
• You will define, enforce and continuously raise the bar for craftsmanship at Linkedin, bringing in best practices from the industry
• You will build a culture of innovation, with bias for execution

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 14+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
• 14+ years of experience programming in C/C++, Rust, Go, or similar languages
• 5+ years of experience as an architect or technical leadership position
• Hands on experience developing large-scale distributed systems and database
• Experience in networking technologies such TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline
• 14+ years experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions with at least 5 years of experience in a technical leadership position
• 14+ years experience in an object-oriented programming language such as C/C++, Rust, Go
• Experience in building and managing traffic infrastructure using open-source software, such as Apache Traffic Server (ATS), HAProxy, or Envoy.
• Experience working with traffic systems from CDNs to load balancers, routings and beyond.
• Experience in seamlessly migrating large-scale legacy critical systems working with legacy systems and codebases.
• Experience leading high-impact, cross-organization initiatives.

Suggested Skills

• Distributed Systems
• Technical Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Traffic Infrastructure/Platforms

Additional Information

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

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Experience Level

Senior Level