(USA) Staff, Software Engineer - Android

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

6d • $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

• 8 -10 years of 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 developing and testing Server-side APIs for mobile and web clients using Node.js, Rust, Go, etc. GQL experience is a plus.
• 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, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 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

• 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

• 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 expense reimbursement
• 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)

What This Job Offers

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