Career-Stories

When Javier signed up for a programming course during the pandemic, he had no idea that his career was about to shift from the world of music to data science. As his interest in AI and computer science grew, Javier found a community at LinkedIn that supported his growth and provided more opportunities to learn and lead than he could have imagined. Making the leap from music to LinkedIn Engineering with REACH My journey to LinkedIn and passion for coding came from an entirely different background than programming. After studying math and music in college, I performed as a […]

Since learning frontend and backend skills, Rishika’s passion for engineering has expanded beyond her team at LinkedIn to grow into her own digital community. As she develops as an engineer, giving back has become the most rewarding part of her role. From intern to engineer—life at LinkedIn My career with LinkedIn began with a college internship, where I got to dive into all things engineering. Even as a summer intern, I absorbed so much about frontend and backend engineering during my time here. When I considered joining LinkedIn full-time after graduation, I thought back to the […]

Lekshmy has always been interested in a role in a company that would allow her to use her people skills and engineering background to help others. Working as a software engineer at various companies led her to hear about the company culture at LinkedIn. After some focused networking, Lekshmy landed her position at LinkedIn and has been continuing to excel ever since. How did I get my job at LinkedIn? Through LinkedIn. Before my current role, I had heard great things about the company and its culture. After hearing about InDays (Investment Days) and how LinkedIn supports its […]

As Keerthana explored her passion for iOS engineering, she also found mentorship and new working styles. But the community she’s discovered as she began connecting and nurturing the next generation of female engineers has truly been the most rewarding part of her LinkedIn journey. Launching a career in iOS engineering My career started with an unexpected but exciting role as an iOS product solution engineer at an e-commerce company in Bangalore. As I worked closely with iOS, I wanted to learn everything I could about the UI and dedicated my time to coding files and researching how […]

Initially a Chicago-based data analyst, Jelanah had her heart set on a more meaningful career in frontend (UI) engineering. She chronicles for us how a life-changing engineering mentor at LinkedIn unlocked her frontend technical skills, supported a relocation to Atlanta, and championed a promotion to software engineer. Finding the right fit at LinkedIn After I graduated from college with an interdisciplinary marketing, math and computer science degree, I wanted to find a role that combined my interests in computer science, math, and marketing. I started my career at Allstate in an […]

Christine’s journey to LinkedIn has not been linear. A graphic designer by training, Christine initially worked in hospitality before she found her true passion in engineering. After working remotely in Arizona as a LinkedIn frontend (UI) engineer, she shares how her supportive supervisor and our Mobile Academy training/mentorship program catalyzed a Next Play internal mobility opportunity to transition into iOS mobile engineering back in her hometown of NYC: Building a coding career at bootcamp When I first graduated from Smith College with a fine arts degree, I was certain my […]

A mom of three, military veteran, and former white-hat hacker, Eynav joined LinkedIn through the acquisition of the marketing analytics startup, Oribi. Now as the engineering leader behind our new LinkedIn Tel Aviv office, she shares more about the transition, building our engineering team in Israel, and creating opportunities for women in engineering: Throughout my career, I gravitated towards both coding and helping other engineers excel in their roles. As I developed my skills, I realized that I desired to be a leader for other engineers, supporting their development and future […]

Saira joined our Bangalore site reliability engineering (SRE) team to tackle large-scale, site engineering challenges and grow. She highlights for us the impactful work she found here — from ushering in LinkedIn’s next-generation, server query system that runs over a fleet of 350,000 servers, to mentoring the next generation of female engineers: In my engineering career, I’ve always followed the path less taken. As a student, I became interested in cloud computing and systems engineering after working on an OpenStack project. My passion for this engineering area led to me pursuing a […]