Staff Software Engineer

About the role

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

As a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving full lifecycle software development and cloud-native architecture implementation. This role involves mentoring engineers, influencing technical decisions, and collaborating across teams to solve complex problems using data-driven practices. You will integrate AI/ML technologies, ensure engineering excellence through rigorous reviews, and continuously improve tools and processes. Your leadership will support business objectives by fostering innovation, maintaining high-quality standards, and enabling efficient execution aligned with strategic priorities.

About the team:

The team oversees Ecommerce Fulfillment, ensuring efficient grocery picking and packaging for delivery and pickup. They maintain platform stability through engineering and site reliability practices, including incident response and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include managing production runbooks, dashboards, and integrating alerts with incident management systems. Leveraging cloud-native architecture, API design, and data-driven decision making, the team delivers reliable, scalable fulfillment operations across multiple business units. Their focus is on operational excellence and seamless store-related processes, supporting both Sam’s Club and Walmart with innovative, robust technology solutions that enhance fulfillment performance and customer satisfaction.

What you'll do:

Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap 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.

Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural standards.

Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and intelligent automation features.

Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering best practices.

Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements.

Utilize data-driven approaches to define success metrics and optimize development processes.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance code quality, tools, and engineering productivity.

What you'll bring:

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, and platform design and development.

Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.

Ability to conduct thorough design reviews and apply data-driven decision making to optimize engineering outcomes.

Skilled in debugging, remedial action, and software prototyping to enhance product quality and innovation.

Demonstrated problem-solving skills and requirements analysis to translate complex user needs into technical solutions.

Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and sustainability.

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 $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 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...

815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, 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.