Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

37d•$143,000 - $286,000•Onsite

About The Position

Join the team powering Walmart’s next-generation mobile experiences, where every interaction and every millisecond matters. As a Staff Android Engineer, you will lead the architecture, development, and evolution of scalable Android applications and shared platform capabilities that impact millions of users daily. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, customer-first mobile experiences at scale, shaping the future of retail technology.

Requirements

Experience with software engineering experience with strong Android development expertise.
Deep proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks (Jetpack Compose preferred).
Strong experience with mobile architecture patterns, modularization, and large-scale app development.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Gradle optimization, and mobile observability tools.
Solid understanding of API design, performance tuning, and secure mobile development.
Proven track record of technical leadership and cross-team influence.
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.
6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 3 years' experience in software engineering

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of complex Android applications and shared mobile platform components (SDKs, libraries, tooling).
Define and drive modern Android architecture standards (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, MVVM/MVI, modularization).
Ensure scalable, maintainable, and testable code through strong design patterns and best practices.
Optimize app performance, reliability, and scalability (startup time, ANRs, crash-free sessions).
Own large, ambiguous initiatives from concept to production, establishing long-term Android technical strategy including modularization, CI/CD, build optimization, and observability.
Partner with backend teams to design efficient mobile APIs and offline-first solutions.
Lead the full development lifecycle: architecture, coding, testing, CI/CD, release management, monitoring, and maintenance.
Champion automated testing, code quality standards, and secure mobile development practices.
Implement strong observability practices (crash analytics, performance monitoring).
Integrate AI/ML capabilities into Android apps (on-device and cloud-powered solutions) to deliver intelligent, personalized, and automation-driven mobile experiences, ensuring privacy, security, and performance best practices in AI-enabled features.
Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across Android teams.
Lead design reviews and influence technical decisions across mobile, backend, and product teams.
Translate complex business problems into scalable technical solutions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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 (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.)