Senior Director of Database Infrastructure

12 hours ago


Mountain View, California, United States LinkedIn Full time
Job Description

At LinkedIn, we're committed to empowering professionals to achieve their career goals. As a Senior Director of Database Infrastructure, you'll play a critical role in leading our database systems team to design, implement, and optimize our database infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our database infrastructure, encompassing technologies such as relational databases, graph databases, core analytics, caching, and serving.
  • Oversee the storage of mission-critical data, including economic graph data, connections, and related logic.
  • Develop and execute a strategy to consolidate fragmented database efforts across different organizational units.
  • Ensure efficient sharing and integration across multiple database platforms.
  • Take responsibility for all structured data within the organization.
  • Establish and enforce best practices for database infrastructure operations, including monitoring, automation, disaster recovery, and security protocols.
  • Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) practices for configuration management and deployment.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in database infrastructure, data processing, and analytics.
  • Drive innovation and adoption of new tools and frameworks to enhance our data capabilities.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers specialized in database infrastructure and data processing.
Requirements:
  • 10+ years of work experience in the technical field.
  • 6+ years of technical leadership experience leading teams of ~80+.
  • 5+ years of technical knowledge surrounding large-scale databases (structured, distributed, relational, graph, etc).
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strategic leadership experience with a proven track record of defining and executing database infrastructure roadmaps aligned with business objectives and data strategy.
  • Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), Linux-based systems, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams, drive technical initiatives, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Experience with various types of databases, including structured, relational, graph, key-value stores, NoSQL, and MongoDB.
  • Ability to develop and implement strategies for consolidating database systems and finding efficiencies.
  • Ability to work in large tech migrations and handle ambiguity.
What We Offer:

At LinkedIn, we offer a competitive compensation package, including a base salary range of $238,000 to $390,000, as well as an annual performance bonus, stock, and benefits. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and strive to provide a total compensation package that is commensurate with the candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.



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