Got a pitching email from a Walmart labs recruiter for a Distinguished Architect (Senior Technical Director) Opportunity. Just wondering what kind of level that is, compared to the levels at Google or Facebook? The recruiter said that it's very high, but I also heard that levels at Walmart labs are kind of bloated... Thanks! #walmartlabs #walmart #walmartecommerce TC: 460K
How many years of experience do you have ?
What was the TC offered?
Very high L7 or L8 equivalent. X9 in our internal leveling which is the highest level before the executives. I've met 1 Distinguished Enterprise Technical Expert (same level, different org) who's been here so long he probably makes less than me at X6. Distinguished Architect role is going to have a huge range from $750k-1.5m+.
I believe it’s the highest IC role, not bloated because I have only ever met 2. You may report to CTO and have directional influence on significant (if not all) portions of the platform. And most certainly improve that TC. CTO is new, Suresh Kumar ex Google, ex Microsoft. Obviously you would have to confirm role details with your recruiter
Thanks for the info! i talked with the hiring manager today, and he's a VP, but he's not sure whether I'm going to report to him if everything goes fine. so how's working there treating you so far?