Walmart Distinguished Software Engineer Bentonville 

United States, Arkansas, Bentonville 

956179840

What you'll do:

• Architect and lead the design of high-performance, scalable WAN and backbone networks.
• Develop long-term strategy and roadmap for backbone infrastructure, considering future traffic growth, emerging technologies, and evolving business needs.
• Participate in on-call rotation to troubleshoot and resolve complex network challenges across multi-vendor and hybrid environments.
• Assist with large scale proof of concepts from conception to deployment from an engineering and operations perspective.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Cloud, Security, and Infrastructure teams, to align network strategies with business objectives.
• Mentor and lead a team of network engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders on specific product areas.
• Document architectural decisions, design patterns, policies, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing across the broader organization

What you'll bring:

• 10+ years of experience in network architecture, network engineering, and network operations.
• Experience with large scale networks such as in a SaaS, ISP, or cloud provider network
• Deep expertise in routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS), MPLS, Segment Routing, SD-WAN, and EVPN/VXLAN.
• Strong knowledge of optical transport technologies, including DWDM and coherent optics.
• Experience with IPv6, Internet Peering, DDoS mitigation techniques, RPKI, and Multicast is a major plus.
• Experience with network automation using Python, Ansible, or equivalent scripting languages.
• Experience with network modeling and data modeling techniques.
• Strong skills in both verbal and written communications, equally adept in communicating in all directions.
• Strong system architecture, problem solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Proven experience with project delivery for large, mission-critical, cross-functional projects.
• Experience with network observability, monitoring, and DevOps.
• Advanced certifications such as CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent is a plus.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$260,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Stock Minimum Qualifications...

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...

2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America