Manager, Software Engineering, Machine Learning

Overview In this leadership role you guide the AI Agent Platform & Expertise Graph initiative, shaping core AI-powered hiring and seeker experiences. You will build and mentor a high-performing team, set the technical roadmap, and drive scalable ML infrastructure. You’ll balance product impact with responsible AI, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions. This greenfield bet aims to reshape how the world hires while aligning with LinkedIn’s mission and culture. Compensation / Benefitsgenerous health and wellness programstime away for employeesequitable compensation practicesannual performance bonusstock and/or other incentive plans ResponsibilitiesLead and grow a high-performing team of researchers, applied scientists, and engineers; foster inclusive collaboration and leadership developmentTranslate product and business needs into a clear technical roadmap aligned with LinkedIn’s missionCollaborate with infrastructure and platform teams to optimize retrieval, serving, and model efficiency for scalable systemsDrive cross-functional alignment, proactively resolving misalignments with data-driven reasoningFoster experimentation, high-quality engineering and scientific practices, including A/B testing and rigorous evaluation Key requirementsBA/BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline1+ year of management experience or 1+ year of staff-level engineering with management training5+ years of software design, development, and algorithm-related experience1+ year of management or staff-level engineering experience with people managementHands-on experience in data modeling and machine learningPreferred: Master or PhD in CS, IR, ML, NLP; experience leading ML/LLM/retrieval systems; large-scale recommender systems; published work; 7+ years of industry experiencecollaborationdata-driven reasoningempathyMachine LearningLLMsRetrieval systems