Staff, Software Engineer - Full Stack

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • $143,000 - $286,000

About The Position

Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. Drive the full software lifecycle, ensuring alignment with architectural standards and business objectives. Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and cross-team collaboration to deliver innovative, maintainable solutions. Apply cloud-native principles and data-driven practices to enhance engineering productivity and support continuous improvement, operational excellence, and customer-focused innovation.

The role is part of the Trust Engineering team within Walmart Global Marketplace. The team builds platforms and services that foster trust across customers, sellers, and the marketplace ecosystem. Its work enables seller verification, fraud and abuse detection and prevention, product and seller compliance, and policy enforcement throughout the seller lifecycle. The team collaborates with business, product, policy, and partner engineering teams to strengthen marketplace integrity and deliver seamless experiences for legitimate sellers and customers. It uses advanced engineering practices, cloud-native architecture, and AI-driven solutions to build scalable, reliable systems that identify risk, automate decisions, and protect the customer experience as Walmart Global Marketplace grows.

The annual salary range is $143,000 to $286,000. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses; certain positions may also include stock.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation for scalable and resilient systems.
• Strong experience managing the software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.
• Proficiency in API design, software prototyping, and software design patterns for secure, maintainable, modular solutions.
• Experience in platform engineering, infrastructure tooling, and AI/ML integration using languages such as JavaScript, Python, and Java.
• Skill in data-driven decision-making, problem-solving, code quality, and continuous improvement.
• Technical leadership and mentorship capabilities, including guiding architectural decisions and fostering team growth.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience in software engineering or a related area; or 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 2 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Background in creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks, aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to build scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
• Lead software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility, quality, and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications that integrate ML components and automation features 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, track success metrics, and drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit for eligible full-time and part-time associates, with tuition, books, and fees paid for qualifying programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards; certain positions may also include stock.

What This Job Offers

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