Engineering Director - Search

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. We are committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that is built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun where everyone can succeed.

Job Description 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Search Organization : Manage and grow a high-performing engineering team to execute on an ambitious product and technical roadmap.
• Set Technical Vision : Shape the future of LinkedIn Search by combining AI, LLMs, and systems innovation to deliver highly relevant and personalized member experiences.
• Architect for Scale : Guide the team in building scalable, high-availability infrastructure to handle billions of queries reliably and efficiently.
• Drive Product Strategy : Partner closely with product, design, and AI teams to align technical investments with member and business needs.
• Foster a High-Performance Culture : Champion engineering best practices, quality, operational rigor, and innovation across the team.
• Talent Development : Recruit, mentor, and grow top engineering talent, fostering an inclusive environment where individuals can do their best work.
• Cross-Functional Leadership : Influence and collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to drive complex, high-impact initiatives forward.
• Stay Ahead of Trends : Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends to ensure LinkedIn Search remains an industry leader.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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 $218,000 to $357,000. 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. 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. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation. 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 Documents in alternate formats or read aloud, Interviews in an accessible location, Being accompanied by a service dog, and Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview. A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days.

LinkedIn will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose that pay to individuals who do not have access to compensation information, except in certain circumstances.

Pay Transparency and Related Notices

Pursuant to applicable laws, LinkedIn follows pay transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link : https : / / lnkd.in / paytransparency. Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates : https : / / legal.linkedin.com / candidate-portal.

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