(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Distinguished Software Engineer – Mobile & AI Experiences, you will define the architecture powering Walmart’s next generation of AI-driven experiences across iOS and Android. You’ll provide system-level leadership spanning native clients, experience services, APIs, and AI platform integrations. Operating across multiple platforms and teams, you’ll establish scalable architecture, reliability frameworks, and engineering standards that enable Walmart to rapidly deliver intelligent experiences to millions of customers. You’ll bridge long-term AI and mobile strategy with execution, while mentoring Principal and Staff engineers and influencing technical direction across the organization. Our team builds AI-powered shopping experiences that make shopping at Walmart more intuitive, personalized, and actionable. Our work spans native iOS and Android experiences, experience services, AI orchestration, and commerce platforms. We’re focused on making AI useful throughout the shopping journey—from discovery and decision-making to planning, purchasing, and agentic actions. We operate at the intersection of mobile, AI, and commerce, creating reusable platforms and architectural foundations that enable teams to deliver innovative AI experiences reliably and rapidly at Walmart scale.

Requirements

Extensive experience architecting large-scale native iOS and Android applications and supporting distributed systems.
Deep expertise in Swift/SwiftUI and/or Kotlin/Jetpack Compose, with strong cross-platform architectural depth.
Strong backend and distributed-systems expertise, including APIs, service architecture, real-time systems, and cloud platforms.
Proven experience defining architecture spanning client, backend, and platform boundaries.
Deep understanding of mobile performance, reliability, application lifecycle, networking, and observability.
Demonstrated technical influence across multiple organizations and platforms.
Track record of mentoring Principal and Staff engineers.
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

Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, streaming, multimodal, or agentic systems is highly desirable.
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.
Background in 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

Own architecture across iOS, Android, experience services, APIs, and AI integrations.
Define scalable patterns for AI-native, dynamic, multimodal, and agentic mobile experiences.
Establish architecture and standards across Swift/SwiftUI, Kotlin/Compose, and supporting backend services.
Drive reliability, performance, observability, security, and scalability across the end-to-end experience stack.
Translate long-term product and AI strategy into durable technical architecture and execution.
Lead complex initiatives spanning mobile, backend, AI/ML, and platform teams.
Identify and resolve systemic architectural constraints across multiple platforms.
Mentor Principal and Staff engineers and influence engineering strategy across the organization.

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 leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
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.
Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) 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. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.