Software Engineer, Systems and Infrastructure
Company websitelinkedin.com (LinkedIn, opens in new tab)
Base salary $120K to $195K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Bellevue, WA
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- LocationBellevue, WA
- WorkplaceHybrid
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
Company Description
LinkedIn is the worlds 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. Were also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture thats built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun where everyone can succeed.
Job Description
This role can be based in Bellevue, WA.
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.
As part of our world-class software engineering team, you will be charged with building the next-generation infrastructure and platforms for LinkedIn, including but not limited to: an application and service delivery platform, compute platform, massively scalable data storage and replication systems, cutting-edge search platform, best-in-class AI platform, experimentation platform, privacy and compliance platform etc. You will work and learn among the best, putting to use your passion for distributed technologies and algorithms, API design and systems-design, and your passion for writing code that performs at an extreme scale. LinkedIn has already pioneered well-known open-source infrastructure projects like Apache Kafka, Pinot, Azkaban, Samza, Venice, Datahub, Feather, etc. We also work with industry standard open source infrastructure products like Kubernetes, GRPC and GraphQL - come join our infrastructure teams and share the knowledge with a broader community while making a real impact within our company.
Responsibilities
- You will design, implement, and optimize the performance of large-scale distributed systems with security and compliance in mind.
- You will participate in design and code reviews to maintain our high development Standards.
- You will partner with peers, leads and partners to define, scope, prioritize, and build impactful features at a high velocity.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or related practical experience
- 1+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions
- Experience programming in Object-oriented languages such as Java, C++, Python, Go, C#, Rust and/or Functional languages such as Scala
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of relevant work experience - MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline
- Experience designing building and triaging complex, large scale distributed systems
- Experience with industry, opensource, and/or academic research in technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kubernetes, Feather, GraphQL, GRPC, Apache Kafka, Pinot, Samza or Venice
Suggested Skills
- Distributed systems
- Backend Systems Infrastructure
- Java/Golang/Rust/Python
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. LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The pay range for this role is $120,000 - $195,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.
The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.
Additional Information
Equal Opportunity Statement
We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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.
LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.
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Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
- Having interviews in an accessible location
- Being accompanied by a service dog
- Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pay Transparency Policy Statement
As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link: https://lnkd.in/paytransparency.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($120,000) is above 3% of the 1,389 Software Engineering roles in Washington listed on this site; 8 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $143,700; the middle half runs from $143,700 to $168,100.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingSoftware Engineer, Systems and Infrastructure$120K to $195K
Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure$120K to $195K
Senior Data Scientist$125K to $205K
Product Marketing Manager - Job Seeker Audience$125K to $157K
Marketing Science Senior Strategist$126K to $204K
Sr Consumer Communications Manager$126K to $198K
Senior Product Designer - Top of Funnel$126K to $207K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer, Systems and Infrastructure (this listing) | $120K - $195K |
| Software Engineer - Systems and Infrastructure | $120K - $195K |
| Senior Data Scientist | $125K - $205K |
| Product Marketing Manager - Job Seeker Audience | $125K - $157K |
| Marketing Science Senior Strategist | $126K - $204K |
| Sr Consumer Communications Manager | $126K - $198K |
| Senior Product Designer - Top of Funnel | $126K - $207K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Stopped meeting the published-salary criteria
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-27
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Bellevue, WA, United States
The pay range for this role is $120,000 - $195,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
