(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
About The Position
Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. The role drives the full software lifecycle, applies cloud-native architecture principles, and aligns work with strategic roadmaps. The engineer provides technical leadership, mentors engineering teams, and collaborates across functions to turn complex requirements into effective solutions, with a focus on innovation, quality, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and customer value. The team develops scalable, high-performance Android advertising solutions that enhance the shopper experience. It works with Product, Design, Data Science, and Engineering partners to build reusable frameworks, optimize application performance, and integrate measurement and monetization features. The team leads architecture design, operational reliability, and continuous improvement, using data-driven decision-making and mentorship to deliver advertising experiences aligned with Walmart’s strategic goals.
Requirements
- 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
- Preferred experience in AdTech, Retail Media, Search, Video, or monetization platforms.
- Experience with Android SDK development, Jetpack Compose, experimentation frameworks, analytics, and performance instrumentation.
- Experience building reusable platform components for high-traffic consumer applications.
- 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.
- Knowledge of creating inclusive digital experiences, implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, using assistive technologies, and applying digital accessibility best practices.
Responsibilities
- Deliver platform capabilities—including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks—in alignment with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
- Drive software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Apply cloud-native architecture principles to promote system scalability, resilience, and agility.
- Conduct system design reviews to assess feasibility, quality, and alignment with architectural best practices.
- Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components to support automation and multi-step reasoning.
- Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements and track success metrics.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k), stock purchase plan, 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.
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U education benefit program, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.
- Performance-based bonus awards; additional compensation for certain positions may include stock.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
