(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Walmart as a Distinguished Software Engineer, leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems that drive intelligent automation and enhance user experiences. This role requires technical leadership in executing complex platforms with architectural integrity, fostering operational excellence, and guiding engineering teams through strategic decisions. You will champion DevOps practices, ensure system reliability, and promote continuous improvement by addressing architectural challenges and optimizing processes. Collaborating across teams, you will mentor engineers and contribute to Walmart’s commitment to innovation, quality, and customer-focused technology solutions. About the team: Our team manages enterprise-scale big data platforms, delivering stable and governed data warehouse and lake solutions. We develop advanced platform capabilities supporting large-scale data needs across business domains, enabling applications, reporting, analytics, and AI initiatives. Focused on reliability, scalability, and innovation, we integrate cloud-native architectures and AI agents to enhance system performance. Emphasizing operational excellence, continuous improvement, and technical leadership, the team ensures robust, enterprise-grade platforms that drive business value and support strategic objectives across Walmart’s ecosystem.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in designing and building scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.
• Strong technical leadership with experience driving architectural integrity and operational excellence across engineering teams.
• Deep knowledge of AI agents, Big Data, and reliability engineering to deliver resilient, high-performing services.
• Demonstrated ability to lead the full software development lifecycle, including DevOps and CI/CD best practices.
• Exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills to align cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Commitment to high standards in design, testing, and delivery, with a focus on quality and customer impact.
• Strong problem-solving skills in performance optimization.
• 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.
• 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

• 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, ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
• Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, improving system scalability and developer experience.
• Mentor engineers to foster continuous learning and uphold high standards in design and delivery.
• Innovate and build new capabilities in the Big Data space focused on improving Spark job performance and optimizing workloads.
• Develop new approaches to meet Big Data SLAs while reducing cloud capacity requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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