(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•$110,000 - $286,000

About The Position

As a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart Data Ventures, provide technical leadership to advance reliability, scalability, and operational excellence across the organization. Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices and build reusable automation, observability, and AI-powered capabilities that improve reliability across platforms and services. Through hands-on engineering and cross-functional influence, accelerate incident resolution, reduce operational toil, and strengthen customer support by delivering resilient, scalable technology solutions. Walmart Data Ventures develops scalable B2B solutions that provide merchants and suppliers with actionable insights from Walmart’s data. Its Site Reliability Engineering team is a central enablement function that advances reliability and operational excellence across platforms and applications. The team builds reusable automation, observability, and AI-powered capabilities, including intelligent agents and self-healing systems. The role is based at a listed Walmart location in Bentonville, Arkansas, or Sunnyvale, California. The stated annual salary range is $110,000–$220,000 for Bentonville and $143,000–$286,000 for Sunnyvale. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses, and certain positions may include stock.

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; alternatively, 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Strong software engineering expertise in scalable distributed systems and cloud-native applications.
Deep knowledge of SRE principles, SLIs/SLOs, observability, incident management, and root cause analysis.
Hands-on experience with AI/GenAI and agentic solutions for reliability engineering, customer support, automation, and self-healing systems.
Proficiency in programming, cloud platforms, microservices, data pipelines, Kubernetes, containers, and infrastructure-as-code.
Technical leadership in architecture, engineering standards, and cross-team reliability improvements.
Strong SDLC expertise, including CI/CD, testing, deployment, monitoring, and debugging.
Ownership, problem-solving, and communication skills to influence engineering practices and deliver measurable reliability improvements.
The job description states that Walmart maintains a drug-free workplace and does not tolerate illegal drugs or alcohol use on the job.

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 creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, digital accessibility best practices, and accessibility guidelines.

Responsibilities

Drive SRE strategy and best practices across Data Ventures, establishing standards for reliability engineering, observability, incident management, and operational readiness.
Architect reusable automation frameworks, unified dashboards, and SLO tooling to improve platform-wide visibility and reliability.
Engineer GenAI-powered agents for incident triage, root cause analysis, workflow automation, self-healing systems, and customer support.
Set technical direction for scalability, resilience, and reliability across Data Ventures, driving measurable reductions in incidents, mean time to resolution (MTTR), and operational toil.
Influence engineering practices through architecture reviews, reusable patterns, and cross-functional partnerships.
Advance support excellence and engineering quality through automation, CI/CD, testing, production readiness, and continuous improvement.

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 may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Walmart-paid Live Better U education benefit program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
Annual or quarterly performance bonuses; stock may be included for certain positions.