Distinguished Engineer - Networking

Distinguished Engineer - Networking

Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of complex network solutions to meet business requirements and objectives

• Develop and maintain network standards, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency, reliability, and security across the organization

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify and implement innovative network technologies and solutions that drive operational efficiency and business value

• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend strategic investments and enhancements to network infrastructure

• Drive initiatives to improve network performance, scalability and reliability through optimization, automation, and proactive monitoring

• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for complex network issues, providing guidance and expertise to resolve critical incidents and outages

• Represent the network engineering team in meetings, presentations, and discussions with senior leadership, stakeholders, and vendors

• Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know‑how of our engineering and product community

• Influence and educate executives

• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

• Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, and measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability, and sponsor continuous learning

• Participate in on‑call rotation for after‑hours support and maintenance activities

Qualifications

• Exemplary ability to design and develop, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and network engineering roadmap

• Expert‑level knowledge of networking protocols, technologies, and standards including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS, SDN, and SD‑WAN

• Extensive hands‑on experience with network equipment and platforms from leading vendors such as Cisco, Aruba, and Palo Alto Networks

• Strong understanding of network security principles, best practices, and compliance requirements including firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, and encryption

• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship skills, with the ability to inspire and influence cross‑functional teams and drive consensus on technical decisions

• Highly proficient in architecture assessment and proposals

• Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches

• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment

Experience

• 12+ years of professional experience in Network Engineering

• 10+ years of experience with architecture and design

• 6+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks

• 6+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

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