Distinguished, Software Engineer (Architect) | Omni Services | Sunnyvale

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Distinguished Architect to lead the evolution of its Omni Services platform, which powers customer-facing experiences across commerce, payments, financial services, auto care, store journeys, and other omni-channel services. The role defines and drives architecture strategy for a unified global platform that scales across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Chile, and future international markets. It shapes long-term architectural vision, modernizes large-scale distributed systems, influences engineering and product organizations, and establishes reusable platform capabilities that support market-specific requirements while maintaining global consistency.

The Omni Services team integrates digital and in-store shopping into a unified customer journey. It develops and maintains capabilities for consistent experiences across app, web, and physical retail, including digital payments and Auto Care appointment scheduling. The position is full-time and onsite in Sunnyvale, California; remote and hybrid options are unavailable. Immigration sponsorship is not available, and applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer without current or future visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• 15 or more years of software engineering experience, including 8 or more years in Architect, Principal Architect, Distinguished Engineer/Architect, or equivalent senior technical leadership roles.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of software engineering or related experience; alternatively, 8 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Strong ability to influence senior engineering leaders, architects, and executives without direct authority.
• Hands-on technical credibility, including the ability to prototype, validate architectural decisions, and evaluate emerging technologies.
• Experience defining architecture strategy for globally distributed products and platforms.
• Experience within large-scale eCommerce ecosystems or similar high-volume consumer platforms.
• Experience in financial services, payments, lending, BNPL, digital wallets, credit, remittances, or payment orchestration platforms.
• Experience building multi-country platforms that support regional regulations, payment methods, and market-specific business requirements.
• Knowledge of end-to-end commerce domains, including Discovery, Catalog, Cart, Checkout, Order Management, and Fulfillment.
• Proven success designing and scaling large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users.
• Deep expertise in platform architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, systems integration, and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide modernization or platform transformation initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams.
• Experience integrating financial products directly into customer commerce journeys.
• Authorization to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area, and 4 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Background creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive architecture strategy for a global Omni Services platform supporting millions of customers across multiple markets.
• Lead large-scale platform transformation initiatives, consolidating fragmented capabilities into reusable, scalable, configurable global platforms.
• Architect highly available distributed systems using microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud-native technologies, and modern integration patterns.
• Drive modernization efforts across financial services experiences, including payments, lending, BNPL, remittances, and digital commerce integrations.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Business leaders to align technical strategy with long-term business objectives.
• Establish architectural standards focused on scalability, resiliency, security, observability, and operational excellence.
• Influence technical direction across multiple organizations through thought leadership, technical reviews, and executive-level communication.
• Validate architectural decisions through prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and AI-assisted development practices when appropriate.

Benefits

• Incentive awards and performance-based bonus awards.
• 401(k) match.
• Stock purchase plan; stock may be additional compensation for certain positions.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• PTO, including sick leave, and/or PPTO.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage and multiple health plans.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Company discounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal