Where mediocrity meets politics - Software Engineer LinkedIn Employee Review

1.0
Jun 2, 2016
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Pros

- work/life balance - good food

Cons

- LinkedIn is not an engineering driven company. - Lots of antiquated technologies and plenty of technical debt. - Level of talent is very low. B players hiring C players. - Middle and upper management is extremely political - Pretty heavy brain drain: most talented engineers leave after their 1 year cliff - Overall, engineers are overpaid for their level of talent. Most people are content with the terrible state of things, as long as it's not hurting their careers or paychecks.

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-Customer Success metrics lack clear ownership and actionable levers. Many CSMs do not have direct control over the outcomes they are measured against, and success narratives are often based on isolated or non-replicable examples rather than scalable processes. -Microsoft’s increased influence over LinkedIn has led to tighter promotion structures and more limited compensation growth pathways. -Product value within the LTS portfolio is inconsistent. LinkedIn Learning struggles with perceived differentiation and impact, while Recruiter’s market position relies heavily on legacy dominance rather than clear ongoing innovation or customer value expansion. -Metric design and performance management frameworks were created without a strong operational understanding of the CSM role, resulting in accountability for outcomes that CSMs cannot directly influence. -While many CSMs share these concerns, there is limited upward feedback or structured challenge to leadership regarding metric design and role effectiveness, which limits opportunities for meaningful reform. They prefer to lick the boots of senior leaders rather than tell AV and his team how they actually feel and see progress to better, more impactful metrics. For individuals who are comfortable with high call volumes (10+ customer interactions per week) and performance metrics that are influenced significantly by external factors rather than direct role ownership, LinkedIn LTS Customer Success can be a suitable environment.

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