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Redolent, Inc.

Software Engineer

Walmart Global Tech is looking for Software Engineers to help our holiday traffic throttling ... Itsio, L7 proxies (Envoy, apigee, api proxy or other proxies), eBPF, service mesh, configuration ...

Pinterest

Staff Software Engineer, Edge

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$364K/yr

Staff Software Engineer, Edge Team. Intro : The Edge team owns the systems (including CDN, TLS, DNS ... Deep understanding of network protocols across L3-L7 and hands-on experience debugging production ...

Pinterest

Staff Software Engineer, Edge

$177K - $364K/yr

Staff Software Engineer, Edge Team. Intro : The Edge team owns the systems (including CDN, TLS, DNS ... Deep understanding of network protocols across L3-L7 and hands-on experience debugging production ...

Viasat, Inc.

Software Engineer

Carlsbad, CA · On-site

$145K - $218K/yr

... software engineering experience in C, C++ with emphasis on design patterns * Experience with ... Strong hands-on working knowledge of L2/L3 protocols and L4-L7 applications * Experience with ...

Spire

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Boulder, CO · Hybrid

$127K - $167K/yr

Due to team growth, we are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Sat OS team, which ... Experience writing applications between L3 and L7 networking layers and familiarity with L2/L3 ...

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Software Engineer

Seattle, WA · On-site

$219K/yr

Software Engineer Responsibilities: * Architect and lead delivery of Meta Compute's cloud-native ... L4/L7 load balancing, NAT/conntrack, firewalls/policy, network virtualization) * Hands-on ...

Spire

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Boulder, CO · Hybrid

$127K - $167K/yr

Due to team growth, we are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Sat OS team, which ... Experience writing applications between L3 and L7 networking layers and familiarity with L2/L3 ...

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Software Engineer

Menlo Park, CA · On-site

$219K/yr

Software Engineer Responsibilities: * Architect and lead delivery of Meta Compute's cloud-native ... L4/L7 load balancing, NAT/conntrack, firewalls/policy, network virtualization) * Hands-on ...

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As of Sep 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for software engineer l7 in the United States is $147,524.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $120,000.00 and $173,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Software Engineer L7?

A Software Engineer L7 is a senior-level engineering role, often found at large tech companies like Google, Meta, or Amazon. This designation typically refers to a highly experienced engineer who leads critical projects, influences technical direction across teams, and mentors other engineers. L7 engineers are expected to solve complex architectural problems, make strategic decisions, and often collaborate with cross-functional leaders. Their extensive expertise and leadership set them apart from lower-level software engineers.

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To thrive as a Software Engineer L7, you need deep expertise in software architecture, algorithm design, and advanced programming, usually supported by a computer science degree and significant industry experience. Mastery of cloud platforms, large-scale distributed systems, and tools like Git, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines is typically required, often alongside certifications in relevant technologies. Leadership, strategic thinking, and strong communication are essential soft skills for driving cross-functional teams and mentoring peers. These abilities ensure innovative, scalable solutions and effective technical leadership within complex organizational environments.

How does a Software Engineer L7 typically contribute to technical leadership and team strategy?

At the L7 level, Software Engineers are expected to provide significant technical leadership by setting architectural direction, mentoring less-experienced engineers, and driving large-scale projects from conception to launch. They often collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including product managers and designers, to align technical solutions with business goals. L7 engineers are also involved in shaping engineering best practices, influencing technical roadmaps, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within their teams. This role requires balancing hands-on coding with high-level strategy and people leadership.

What is the difference between Software Engineer L7 vs Software Engineer L6?

AspectSoftware Engineer L7Software Engineer L6
ExperienceTypically 8+ yearsTypically 4-7 years
ResponsibilitiesTechnical leadership, complex system design, mentorshipProject execution, feature development, team collaboration
SkillsAdvanced technical expertise, cross-team coordinationStrong coding skills, problem-solving
CertificationsOptional, but advanced certifications valuedNot usually required

Software Engineer L7 generally has more experience, takes on leadership roles, and handles complex projects compared to Software Engineer L6. L7 engineers often mentor others and influence technical strategy, whereas L6 focuses on delivering features and collaborating within teams.

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Infographic showing various Software Engineer L7 job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% Internship, 1% As Needed, 86% Full Time, 9% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 12% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $147,524 per year, or $70.9 per hour.

Software Engineer

Remote

Redolent, Inc.
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Redolent, Inc.external

Full-time

This job post has expired 2 days ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

Job description

Description:
Walmart Global Tech is looking for Software Engineers to help our holiday traffic throttling project. Walmart sites experience enormous load during November sales events and other special events. We need help with scaling, developing features & automating our deployments in LIVE.
This is a remote role, not in the office. The team you are working with is distributed across the world, but the main working hours are US Pacific time. You will communicate via Slack, email, and Zoom meetings.
Areas of responsibility include:
- Understand how traffic is routed to services in private & public cloud.
- Implement large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects
- Experience troubleshooting LIVE sites issues especially networking and understanding root cause analysis. Enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects.
- Documents testing and maintenance of application corrections and improvements
- Supports business objectives and ensures the business needs are being met
- Understand good engineering discipline of writing and developing system level code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with project team and cross-functional teams.
- Experience with some of the following technologies: Itsio, L7 proxies (Envoy, apigee, api proxy or other proxies), eBPF, service mesh, configuration management and GitOps.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience with terraform, ansible, CI/CD pipelines
- 7+ years of professional backend experience; you will mostly be working on servers.
- Proficiency with Go, C++, Java or another server-side programming language.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Communicating with engineers is a part of the job.
- Willing to dive into unfamiliar things. Sometimes bugs or features require us to dig into TCP/IP, the DNS spec, Walmart's logging infrastructure, Linux system administration, and more.
- Experience with running infrastructure solutions across private and public cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS)
- Comfortable working on a fully remote team
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Golang, server development
Qualification Rating Must Have Operating Systems
Unix
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
Programming Languages
Java Script
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
Nice to Have Networking
DNS
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
Load Balancers
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
Proxy Servers
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
TCP/IP
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
Scripting & Shell Languages
UNIX Shell Scripting
-1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)
and 0 years
Additional Job Details
2 positions would require someone with CDN experience with minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems/
- 7+ years of experience in software development.
- Experience building and running distributed systems.
- Experience with AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, Google Cloud Functions, or a similar distributed computing platform.
- Experience with CDNs, especially Akamai and Cloudflare.
- 3+ years of experience writing JavaScript, or the ability to quickly learn it.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Expected Overtime per month
0
Working Hours
40
Is there potential for this assignment to be extended beyond 13 weeks?
Yes
Type of assignment
Full Time
Eligible for Conversion?
No
EnteredNameComment08/12/2021 10:06 AM-Looking for folks who can start soon. They can be anywhere in the US, not just in California.
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About Redolent

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Redolent, a dynamic and rapidly expanding company committed to excellence in software solutions, where success is fueled by a combination of technical expertise and efficient management practices. Our solutions create a measurable delta in our clients’ productivity and profitability, contributing to their growth and success.

Industry

It services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

San Jose, CA, US

Year founded

2008

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