Barry Steyn

Barry Steyn is a Software Engineering Manager at LinkedIn, where he has been in this role since July 2022. He is based in Sunnyvale, California, and oversees a team focused on building infrastructure for advertising services. Prior to this position, he served as a Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn, where he was instrumental in architecting the ads preview API, which enables LinkedIn partners to integrate ad previews into their products.1

Steyn has over 15 years of experience in software development, with a career that includes significant roles at major tech companies. Before joining LinkedIn, he worked at Microsoft as a Software Engineer Lead, contributing to the OneNote storage team and improving various aspects of the product, including sync performance and offline functionality.1

He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Cape Town and has also co-founded a software consultancy called Engineer Apart, where he serves as COO.1 His professional journey reflects a strong emphasis on leadership, innovation, and technical expertise in software engineering.