(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
About The Position
As a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, drive full-lifecycle software development, and implement cloud-native architecture. The role includes mentoring engineers, influencing technical decisions, collaborating across teams to solve complex problems using data-driven practices, integrating AI/ML technologies, and ensuring engineering excellence through rigorous reviews and continuous improvement. Your leadership will support business objectives by fostering innovation, maintaining high-quality standards, and enabling execution aligned with strategic priorities. The team oversees Ecommerce Fulfillment, supporting grocery picking and packaging for delivery and pickup. It maintains platform stability through engineering and site reliability practices, including incident response and continuous improvement. The team manages production runbooks and dashboards and integrates alerts with incident-management systems. Using cloud-native architecture, API design, and data-driven decision-making, it delivers reliable, scalable fulfillment operations across business units for Sam’s Club and Walmart, supporting store-related processes and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Option 1: 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.
- Option 2: 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation, to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
- Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and platform design and development.
- Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.
- Ability to conduct thorough design reviews and apply data-driven decision-making to optimize engineering outcomes.
- Skills in debugging, remedial action, and software prototyping to enhance product quality and innovation.
- Problem-solving skills and requirements analysis to translate complex user needs into technical solutions.
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and sustainability.
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, including knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility.
- Knowledge of accessibility best practices and Walmart accessibility standards and guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Deliver platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap priorities.
- Drive full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Apply cloud-native architecture principles to build scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
- Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and alignment with architectural standards.
- Build AI-driven applications that integrate ML components and intelligent automation features.
- Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements.
- Use data-driven approaches to define success metrics and optimize development processes.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance code quality, tools, and engineering productivity.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- 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, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U paid education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
