Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
About the role
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Role summary:
As a Senior Software Engineer at Walmart, you will help build the platform, automation, observability, and reliability practices that power Data Ventures. You’ll champion DevOps and operational excellence practices, own service reliability end-to-end, and build AI/GenAI-powered tooling that drives faster incident resolution and a best-in-class customer support experience.
About the team:
Walmart Data Ventures unlocks the value of Walmart’s data through scalable B2B solutions that empower merchants and suppliers with actionable insights for better decision-making.
Within Data Ventures, the Site Reliability Engineering team drives platform reliability, scalability, incident management, customer support, and operational excellence. By combining software engineering, AI integration, and platform expertise, we build intelligent automation, AI-powered agents, and self-healing reliability capabilities that accelerate incident resolution, reduce operational toil, and strengthen service reliability - delivering a seamless customer experience and reliable technology solutions at scale.
What you'll do:
Build AI, GenAI, and agentic-powered platform capabilities — intelligent developer tooling, workflow automation, agentic services, and AI-assisted operational tooling (monitoring, incident triage, capacity planning)
Own platform reliability, scalability, and observability — SLOs, distributed tracing, alerting, and incident response for the services you build
Drive automation and AI-powered reliability — building self-healing systems that reduce manual intervention
Establish and continuously improve SRE standards across Data Ventures — unified dashboards, automation frameworks, observability practices, and incident management
Drive tight SLAs, reduce incident volume, and build resilience across 24x7 site coverage
Partner cross-functionally to accelerate Customer Support Excellence through automation and AI
What you'll bring:
Strong software engineering skills with experience developing and operating reliable, scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
Solid understanding of SRE principles, including SLIs/SLOs, observability, alerting and incident management
Hands-on experience applying AI/GenAI and agentic technologies to reliability engineering, self-healing systems, intelligent incident response, and AI-powered customer support agents.
Experience building automation and observability solutions to accelerate incident resolution and improve service reliability.
Proficiency in programming, cloud platforms, microservices, data pipelines, containers, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code.
Demonstrated ability to drive the full SDLC, including CI/CD, testing, code reviews, deployment automation, production monitoring, and debugging.
Strong ownership and problem-solving skills to reduce toil, improve reliability, and enhance customer experience.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
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.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00
Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...
2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
Responsibilities
- Build AI-powered platform capabilities, developer tools, workflow automation, and operational tooling.
- Own platform reliability, scalability, observability, SLOs, alerting, and incident response.
- Develop self-healing systems and AI-powered automation to reduce operational toil.
- Establish SRE standards, dashboards, automation frameworks, and incident management practices.
- Improve service resilience, meet SLAs, and support 24x7 site coverage.
- Partner across teams to improve customer support through automation and AI.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 3 years of software engineering experience, or 5 years of software engineering experience.
- Experience developing and operating reliable, scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
- Understanding of SRE principles, including SLIs, SLOs, observability, alerting, and incident management.
- Hands-on experience applying AI, GenAI, or agentic technologies to reliability engineering and incident response.
- Experience with programming, cloud platforms, microservices, data pipelines, containers, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code.
- Experience across the SDLC, including CI/CD, testing, code reviews, deployment automation, production monitoring, and debugging.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, sick leave, parental leave, and family care leave.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Company discounts and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Walmart-paid education programs through Live Better U.
- Performance-based bonuses and, for some positions, stock.
Skills mentioned
About Walmart
More than 60 years ago, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas. Today, we’re a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer dedicated to helping people save money and live better all around the world. Our 2.1 million associates are the engine behind what we do — serving customers and members in communities spanning 19 countries, in stores and clubs, online and through a supply chain built for speed and scale. We’re committed to creating clear pathways for associates to learn, grow and advance. Whether you’re starting your first job or bringing years of experience, you’ll find room to grow, learn new skills and build a career with purpose. We’re proud to invest in our people and foster a culture grounded in respect, integrity, service and striving for excellence. Recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® (2025) and Great Place To Work®-Certified™ , we’re proud of what we’re building together.