Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

3d•$130,000 - $338,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Walmart Global Tech, we're building the next generation of AI infrastructure that enables autonomous software agents to safely execute code and tools at enterprise scale. This platform provides the secure compute foundation that powers AI-driven development and intelligent automation across Walmart. As a Distinguished Software Engineer, you'll define the long-term technical strategy and architecture for a next-generation compute platform that combines secure execution environments, micro-VM isolation, serverless runtimes, Kubernetes, and modern software delivery practices. This is a highly strategic individual contributor role where you'll solve complex distributed systems challenges while influencing engineering direction across multiple organizations. You'll partner with senior engineering leaders to design foundational infrastructure that enables teams across Walmart to build, deploy, and operate AI-powered applications securely, efficiently, and at massive scale. About the Team The Walmart Cloud Native Platform team is responsible for building Walmart's secure execution platform for AI-powered applications and autonomous software agents. Our platform combines secure sandboxed execution, micro-VM technology, serverless computing, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD capabilities into a unified developer platform. We own the platform end-to-end—from secure runtime infrastructure through deployment automation—while delivering a seamless developer experience for engineering teams across Walmart. Our mission is to make it simple, scalable, and secure to run AI-powered workloads in production while providing the foundational infrastructure that accelerates innovation across Walmart Global Tech.

Requirements

Extensive experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.
Deep expertise with Kubernetes, containers, serverless, GPU, statefulset, CICD, git ops, AgentSandbox and cloud-native platform technologies.
Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, virtualization, distributed systems, and security fundamentals.
Expert-level programming experience in Go, Rust, Java, or similar languages.
Proven ability to define technical strategy and influence architecture across multiple engineering organizations.
Experience with one or more of the following: Secure execution environments, workload isolation, or virtualization technologies such as Firecracker, Cloud Hypervisor, KVM, QEMU, or similar platforms.
Serverless computing platforms, event-driven architectures, and scalable runtime systems.
AI infrastructure, LLM platforms, agentic systems, AI runtime platforms, or secure execution environments for AI workloads.
CI/CD platforms, GitOps, progressive delivery, software supply chain security, artifact signing, or policy-as-code.
Multi-tenant platform architecture, service mesh, zero-trust security, and cloud-native observability.
Building resilient, highly available infrastructure supporting mission-critical production services.
Technical leadership demonstrated through open-source contributions, patents, technical publications, conference presentations, or industry collaboration.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Master’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
Creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
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.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term technical vision and architecture for Walmart's secure AI compute platform.
Lead the design of highly scalable distributed systems that combine serverless execution, secure runtime environments, GPU and cloud-native infrastructure.
Architect secure execution environments for AI-generated and untrusted workloads, including workload isolation, networking, identity, secrets management, and resource governance.
Drive innovation in virtualization technologies, micro-VM platforms, Kubernetes, and cloud-native infrastructure.
Improve platform performance by optimizing startup latency, scalability, resource utilization, and operational efficiency.
Design resilient CI/CD platforms supporting GitOps, progressive delivery, automated rollback, and software supply chain security.
Establish engineering standards for reliability, observability, security, and operational excellence across the platform.
Mentor Principal and Staff Engineers through architecture reviews, technical leadership, and engineering best practices.
Influence technical strategy across multiple organizations while partnering with Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Platform Engineering teams.
Contribute to Walmart's technical leadership through open-source collaboration, technical publications, patents, and industry engagement.

Benefits

Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
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.