Manager, Software Engineering - Premium Team

Job Opportunity at LinkedIn

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 Mountain View, CA. 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. The Premium Small Business team is driving one of the company's top 5 priorities: building a one-stop shop for small business owners to meet their needs across Selling, Marketing, and Hiring. This team leads the charter for Marketing and Hiring jobs-to-be-done (JTBDs), empowering small business owners to build their brand and scale their operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of 8–10 engineers, supporting their performance, career development, and technical growth.
• Own the delivery of a new SKU tailored for small business owners, focused on Marketing and Hiring needs—this includes design, architecture, and active collaboration with the XFN team to shape the roadmap for the team.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define and evolve the long-term technology roadmap.
• Act as a role model and coach, fostering a culture of high integrity, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Partner across teams to leverage shared technical infrastructure and drive alignment.
• Guide the team in scaling distributed systems, making architectural trade-offs, and applying synchronous/asynchronous design patterns.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality software through technical design reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
• Build multi-tier, scalable, high-performance applications that are reliable and user-centric.

What We're Looking For

Demonstrates high integrity and leads with empathy and accountability. Has a growth mindset and is motivated. Is passionate about talent development, and excels at mentoring and upleveling engineers. Possesses strong product and technical taste, with the ability to balance user needs and engineering excellence. Communicates effectively at the right altitude—tailoring messaging for execs, peers, and ICs. Cares deeply about the mission, is driven and motivated, and inspires others to do their best work.

Basic Qualifications

BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 1+ year(s) of management experience or 1+ year(s) of staff level engineering experience with management training 5+ years of industry experience in software design, development, and large-scale software engineering Experience programming in object-oriented and/or functional programming languages (like Java/Python/C/C++/Scala/etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline 2+ years of hands-on software engineering/technical management and people management experience 7+ years industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions. 5+ years programming experience in languages such as Java, C/C++, C#, Python, Go, etc. Experience in the design and development of performant, highly available, scalable web applications Understanding of common performance patterns and anti-patterns in distributed systems Successful track record of managing small teams of engineers to deliver multiple projects on time and with quality Active involvement in the creation and execution of technical strategies and roadmaps

Suggested Skills

Technical Leadership Communication Software Design Cross-organizational collaboration

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 $147,000 - $240,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.

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.