Senior Engineer - Commodity Management / NPI

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.

This role will be based in Mountain View, CA.

We are looking for a Senior Engineer - Commodity / Vendor Management to support sourcing, supplier management, cost optimization, and supply assurance for LinkedIn’s global datacenter hardware portfolio. This role will work across server and storage commodities including CPU, GPU, DRAM, NAND, NVMe/SSD, HDD, and other critical server components.

In this role, you will partner with senior commodity leaders and cross-functional teams to execute commodity and sourcing strategies while developing ownership of assigned commodities and supplier relationships. You will work closely with Hardware Engineering, Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Finance, OxMs, and component suppliers to ensure hardware is available at the right cost, quality, and time to support LinkedIn’s infrastructure growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong operational execution and analytical skills with the ability to work effectively in a small, cross-functional team. They should be comfortable independently driving established operational responsibilities and supplier engagements, while partnering with Staff and Senior Staff leaders on broader commodity strategy, complex negotiations, and ambiguous or high-impact decisions.

Responsibilities

• Commodity Management and Market Intelligence - Support commodity strategies across CPU, GPU, DRAM, NAND, NVMe/SSD, HDD, and other server components. Track market trends, pricing, lead times, technology transitions, and supply conditions and translate these into actionable insights. Develop increasing ownership of assigned commodities and their associated sourcing strategies.

• Supplier and Vendor Management - Manage operational engagement with commodity suppliers and OxMs, including pricing, forecasts, supply commitments, delivery performance, and issue resolution. Support QBRs, supplier scorecards, roadmap discussions, and escalations while independently managing supplier relationships within assigned areas.

• Supply Assurance and Execution - Partner with Supply Planning and suppliers to track demand, supply commitments, inventory, and long-lead components. Identify potential shortages or delivery risks early and independently drive operational actions with internal teams and suppliers through resolution.

• Cost and Commercial Management - Support sourcing events and commercial negotiations through pricing analysis, cost models, benchmarks, and supplier comparisons. Lead pricing and commercial discussions for assigned areas while partnering with Staff and Senior Staff leaders on larger or more complex negotiations and agreements.

• NPI and Lifecycle Execution - Partner with Hardware Engineering, OxMs, and suppliers to support new product introductions from qualification through production ramp. Coordinate component readiness, qualification, sourcing, and supply and support transitions between product generations and EOL components.

• Quality and Supplier Performance - Track supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness. Partner with Engineering and suppliers to drive corrective actions for quality, RMA, reliability, or production issues and ensure issues are driven to closure.

• Cross-Functional Execution - Work effectively within a small cross-functional team across Hardware Engineering, Capacity Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, Datacenter Operations, OxMs, and suppliers. Independently drive assigned workstreams to closure, provide clear visibility into cost, supply, supplier performance, and risks, and escalate issues requiring broader strategic or leadership decisions.