Staff, Software Engineer - Frontend Web Development

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving the full software development lifecycle with a focus on cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across functions to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions. This role demands a commitment to engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement, ensuring high-quality, maintainable software that supports Walmart’s strategic objectives and enhances developer productivity. Your expertise will directly impact the efficiency and resilience of critical systems. Our team collaborates with Walmart International, supporting over 5,900 retail locations across 26 countries. We develop and enhance the eCommerce experience for global customers by leveraging experimentation and data-driven decision making. Committed to delivering reliable and secure systems, we uphold industry standards for performance and availability. The team applies cloud-native architecture and software design principles to build scalable, maintainable solutions. Collaboration and continuous improvement are central to our approach, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical excellence across international markets.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
• Strong experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.
• Employ performance, A/B tests, web vitals, front end optimization regularly
• Proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to deliver secure, modular, and maintainable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to apply data-driven decision making to define success metrics and optimize engineering processes.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions to promote technical excellence and sustainability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, communicating complex technical concepts clearly to wide-range of stakeholders.
• Option 1: 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.
• Option 2: 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

• Deliver excellent customer experience using technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Node.js, GraphQL.
• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities like coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components using multiple programming languages.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate across teams to define technical requirements and optimize development processes using data-driven practices.

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
• Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities)
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart (for Live Better U programs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees