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Senior Software Engineer - iOS & Backend Development

LinkedIn
Mountain View, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/24/2025

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.

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.

This role will be hybrid in LinkedIn's Mountain View, CA campus.

The Premium team provides well-tailored Premium-only features to help members achieve their career growth, business expansion, recruiting and more other goals. As a Senior Software Engineer (full stack), you will be responsible for iOS App and backend API development that empower LinkedIn Premium features with best user experience. Your work will directly impact millions of Premium subscribers who contribute billions of revenue impact.

Responsibilities :

  • You will design and execute user-facing features for the native LinkedIn app on iOS devices by leveraging mobile operating system frameworks for multi-threading, persisting data, and managing user experience and graphics across multiple screen sizes.
  • You will use the latest cutting-edge technologies and libraries suggested by Apple for building responsive native apps for iOS.
  • You will scale distributed applications, make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns, write code, and deliver with speediness and quality.
  • You will develop multi-tier scalable, high-volume performing, and reliable user-centric applications that operate 24x7.
  • You will produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
  • You will provide technical leadership, driving and performing best engineering practices to initiate, plan, and execute large-scale, cross functional, and company-wide critical programs.

Identify, leverage, and successfully evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity.

Basic Qualifications :

  • BS (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
  • 2 years of industry experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions.
  • 2 years programming experience in languages such as Objective-C, Swift, Python, Java, Javascript, C / C , C#, Ruby
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • BS and 5 years of relevant work experience, MS and 4 years of relevant work experience, or PhD and 2 years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience in designing and building infrastructure and web services at large scale.
  • Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
  • Hands-on technical knowledge and experience with mobile application development (iOS, Android, or other)
  • Proven coding skills in Objective-C / Swift, Java / Python, and / or knowledge of common network API communication methods (Rest, gRPC, or other).
  • Experience of building web applications and services with IDEs, ant, junit, etc.
  • Experience of leveraging AI models in software applications development
  • Suggested Skills :

  • Mobile Development
  • API Development
  • Advanced Programming Skills
  • Performance Optimization and Scalability
  • LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

    The pay range for this role is $121,000 - $298,000. 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

    Equal Opportunity Statement

    LinkedIn is committed to diversity in its workforce and is 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 an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer as described in our equal opportunity statement here : Please reference and for more information.

    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 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.

    Pay Transparency Policy Statement

    As a federal contractor, LinkedIn follows the Pay Transparency and non-discrimination provisions described at this link :

    Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates

    This document provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants :

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