Staff Software Engineer

About the role

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary: The (USA) Staff, Software Engineer plays a critical role in delivering scalable platform capabilities and driving the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance. This position requires expertise in cloud-native architecture, AI/ML integration, and software design patterns to build resilient and modular solutions. The role involves technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business goals and engineering excellence. The engineer applies data-driven decision-making and innovation to continuously improve processes, tools, and products while maintaining high standards of quality and integrity.

About the team: This team collaborates with Walmart International, supporting over 5,200 retail units across 23 countries, including Canada, India, Mexico, and South Africa. As part of International Sam’s Tech, it leads strategic initiatives for Sam’s Club markets globally. The team develops and maintains platform-level software to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs while ensuring a seamless experience. Emphasizing collaboration and innovation, it drives continuous improvement through advanced technology and agile development practices to effectively address customer, associate, and business needs.

What you'll do: • Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities. • Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance. • Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems. • Lead system design reviews to validate feasibility, quality, and architectural alignment. • Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and automation features. • Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence. • Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics. • Innovate continuously by improving processes, tools, and products.

What you'll bring: • 12+ years of professional experience • Deep expertise in Java/J2EE/Spring Boot • Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems. • Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, database design, and software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions. • Solid experience in large scale distributed systems and event-driven architecture • Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability. • Ability to conduct thorough design reviews and apply data-driven decision making to optimize engineering outcomes. • Demonstrated skills in debugging, remedial action, and continuous improvement to maintain high-quality code. • Effective mentorship and leadership capabilities to foster technical growth and collaboration across teams.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

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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 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2: 6 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 2 years' 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...

701 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.