Python Developer

Hybrid - Mt. View preferred or Bay Area (3days/week, Tu-Th required)

Keywords:

Python, API integration, API Design, Automation, Report building, GRPC, REST

Supplier Note: 01/14: Supplier Call Notes
• RR 1/17 10am PT
• Hybrid requirement: on-site three days a week (Tuesday to Thursday) in the Bay Area, preferably Sunnyvale or Mountain View.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Senior Software Engineer role focused on automating tasks for technical program management partners.
• The role is hands-on with a focus on developing code and integrating various systems.
• The project aims to automate status reporting and enhance program management with AI.
• Power BI is used for internal reporting, but experience with other visualization tools like Tableau is beneficial.
• Proficiency in Python, especially for automation and integration tasks.
• Experience with API design and integrations.
• Familiarity with tools like JIRA and ServiceNow for task management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 for report generation.
• Optional but beneficial: experience with new LLMs (Large Language Models) and AI technologies.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering and program management teams.
• Strong communication skills to understand and define requirements.
• Work with the engineering team for development and deployment.
• Collaborate with program management team to define requirements and generate reports.
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in Python development.
• Experience with API design and integrations.
• Optional: experience with Java or JavaScript.
• Team Structure: 2 developers from the engineering team, A couple of program managers providing requirements.
• Similar Job Titles: Python Developer (with senior-level experience).
• 1st IV (45 mins) Background experience screening, 2nd IV (1-hour technical screening + live coding) Panel IV (on Python basics, API building, and integration skills)

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to help members of all backgrounds and experiences achieve more in their careers. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Every day our members use our products to make connections, discover opportunities, build skills, and gain insights. We believe amazing things happen when we work together in an environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging, and that what matters most in a candidate is having the skills needed to succeed. It inspires us to invest in our talent and support career growth. Join us to challenge yourself with work that matters.

We trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

We are looking for a Sr. Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will develop and operate mission critical services and applications that are used customers and employees worldwide.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the technical design, implementation, and deployment of software solutions for TPM process automation.
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional teams, ensuring that projects are successfully executed meeting LinkedIn’s standards for quality software engineering
• Design and ship high volume of elegant code with foresight to avoid performance, scalability, usability, maintainability, availability and testability issues.
• Maintain understanding of latest technologies and tools and leverage them to improve existing products and services.
• Identify opportunities within the team for potential leverage and reuse by developing libraries, APIs, and shared services
• Contribute towards the definition of product and technical roadmaps

Basic Qualifications:
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related field
• 6+ years of software engineering experience

Preferred Qualifications:
• Proven track record of developing large-scale highly available services and systems in either Java, Java Script, or Python.
• Working experience in the development as well as consumption of Web Services APIs (JSON / XML / RPC / REST)
• Working experience of build systems, databases, and Linux-based infrastructures.
• Working experience of build systems using WDL.
• Ability to build automation between different platforms.
• Understanding of AI and leveraging AI to solve simple problems.
• Demonstrated understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
• Demonstrated understanding of architectural models and technology stack used for developing highly scalable and highly available web applications and systems
• Demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal
• Understanding of Agile Software Development methodologies
• Experience developing mobile applications a bonus
• Java experience 1 year
• Python experience 3-4 years

Suggested Skills:
• Developer
• Communication
• Collaboration