(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

9d • $169,000 - $338,000

About The Position

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. The role owns system-level execution and supports architectural integrity and operational excellence across platforms. The engineer will drive continuous improvement, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions, emphasizing innovation, reliability, and strategic technical leadership.

The Marketplace CSI Platform team develops flexible, scalable technology foundations for emerging and high-potential categories. It works across technology, product, and business to improve seller experiences, streamline operations, modernize systems, and enable growth. Team members solve complex and ambiguous problems, influence platform strategy, and build enterprise-scale Marketplace technology.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, involving production-quality coding, automated testing, and taking implementations through production deployment. The engineer leads system design and development, translates domain-level strategies into reliable implementations, champions DevOps and CI/CD, mentors engineers, improves developer experience, resolves architectural bottlenecks, and communicates technical concepts to stakeholders.

The annual salary range is $169,000–$338,000. Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and, for certain positions, stock. Walmart offers benefits including health coverage, financial benefits, paid time off, education support, and other programs; eligibility and terms may depend on job classification and length of employment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area; alternatively, 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Demonstrated hands-on coding expertise and the ability and willingness to own end-to-end implementation, from detailed design and production code through automated quality and production deployment.
• Extensive experience leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.
• Strong expertise in operational excellence, including DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement by identifying bottlenecks and automating manual processes.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging capabilities focused on platform design and development.
• Collaboration and mentorship skills to foster engineering excellence across teams.
• Sound technical judgment and adaptability to evolving technologies and business needs.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Write production-quality code, build automated tests, and take implementations through production deployment.
• Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and intelligent automation solutions.
• Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations while ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
• Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to support resilient, observable, and performant services.
• Mentor engineers across teams and foster innovation, high standards, and continuous learning.
• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, automate manual processes, and improve developer experience.
• Collaborate across teams and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k).
• Stock purchase plan.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Family care leave.
• Bereavement leave.
• Jury duty leave.
• Voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonuses.
• Stock may be included as additional compensation for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

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