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    Senior AI Engineer

    LinkedIn
    Sunnyvale, San Francisco, Bellevue or New York City FULL_TIME $139,000 - $229,000 2026-05-26

    About LinkedIn

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

    About the Position

    Introduction

    LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, dedicated to creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products empower people to make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights daily. We are committed to fostering a culture built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun, where everyone can succeed. This role offers a hybrid work model, combining remote work with in-office days at one of our locations.

    Responsibilities

    • Work with large datasets, applying statistical modeling, data mining, and recommendation solutions.
    • Write production-quality code and contribute to the evolution of LinkedIn's systems.
    • Collaborate with a team of over 10 machine learning engineers to create significant impact on the LinkedIn newsfeed.
    • Build scalable AI innovations in partnership with foundational and infrastructure teams.

    Requirements

    Basic Qualifications:

    • BA/BS Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
    • 2+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm-related solutions.
    • 2+ years of experience in programming languages such as Java, Python.
    • 2+ years of experience with machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, or natural language processing.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • 4+ years of relevant machine learning experience.
    • MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
    • Working knowledge in one or more of the following: machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, security data science, advanced statistics, or natural language processing.
    • Experience with iterative, test-driven development.
    • Experience with configuration management (SVN, GIT, Ant, Maven, etc.).
    • Experience with developing and designing consumer-facing products.
    • Experience with Hadoop, Pig, or other MapReduce paradigms.
    • Knowledge of internals of Lucene/SOLR or other information retrieval systems.
    • Published work in academic conferences or industry circles.

    Nice to Have

    • Experience in Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
    • Experience in Big Data.
    • Strong technical background & Strategic thinking.
    • Experience in GAI (Generative AI) and/or LLMs (Large Language Models).

    Benefits

    LinkedIn offers generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels. The total compensation package for this position may include an annual performance bonus, stock, and other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit LinkedIn Careers Benefits.

    About Company

    LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, dedicated to creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider 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.

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    Location

    Sunnyvale, San Francisco, Bellevue or New York City

    Type

    FULL_TIME

    Keywords

    AI
    Machine Learning
    Deep Learning
    Data Mining
    Natural Language Processing
    Information Retrieval
    Big Data
    Java
    Python
    Hadoop
    MapReduce
    Generative AI
    LLMs
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