Staff, Software Engineer

Quick Facts

Staff Software Engineer focused on scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks.

Description

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role involves driving the full software lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and ensuring technical excellence through design reviews and mentorship. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions, promote engineering best practices, and continuously improve processes.

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.
• Lead system design reviews to validate quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and automation features.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate user needs into actionable technical requirements.
• Utilize data-driven approaches to define success metrics and optimize development processes.
• Continuously improve code quality through reviews and proactive error correction.

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 software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions.
• Experience driving full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
• Ability to integrate AI/ML components and develop intelligent automation using languages such as Python and Java.
• Hands On Expertise with Java, Python, PySpark, Airflow, Hive, Streaming Processing, Kafka.
• Demonstrated skills in conducting system design reviews and applying data-driven decision making to optimize engineering outcomes.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Commitment to engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and technical mentorship.
• Experience Deploying Machine Learning Models into production.

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

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits.
• 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.
• Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates; tuition, books, and fees are completely paid.
• Annual salary range: $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 with additional compensation that may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.