(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

2d•$143,000 - $286,000

About The Position

The Staff, Software Engineer plays a critical role in delivering scalable platform capabilities by leading software development, infrastructure, and tooling initiatives aligned with strategic roadmaps. The position drives the full software lifecycle, including design reviews, coding, testing, and deployment, and integrates AI/ML components to enhance automation and product functionality. It requires technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable solutions. The engineer uses data-driven practices to optimize processes and supports continuous improvement, innovation, and alignment with business objectives. The role is part of Walmart’s Financial Services team, which develops and scales payment and financial products across Walmart’s ecosystem, including Buy Now Pay Later, Virtual Loan Card, Bill Pay, and Money Services. The team leads end-to-end product engineering for in-store and eCommerce payment experiences, collaborating with external partners and internal platforms such as One Pay Later and WMPay. Its products serve customers across Walmart and Sam’s Club channels. The position designs and implements features in Walmart Android/iOS applications, works with product and design teams to optimize Android experiences, experiments with technologies and prototypes, and supports environment configuration and release management. It also provides technical guidance and mentorship, promotes code quality and SOLID principles, communicates with cross-functional teams, and uses industry research to improve Walmart’s technology environment.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in object-oriented design and software development.
10+ years of experience with pure native development.
6+ years of experience with Kotlin for Android/iOS development.
3+ years of experience in WebView or hybrid mobile application development.
Understanding of MVVM and clean architecture.
Shipped one or more Android applications that are still available in the Play Store.
Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and communication skills.
Experience acting as a technical lead for a team.
Familiarity and comfort with compilers, linkers, build systems, and project configuration.
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.
Knowledge of creating inclusive digital experiences, implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, using assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility in accordance with accessibility best practices and Walmart standards.

Responsibilities

Design and implement sophisticated features in Walmart Android/iOS applications.
Work with product and design teams to optimize the Android experience.
Experiment with new technologies and features and build quick prototypes.
Manage code and configurations for multiple environments and participate in release management, including creating and maintaining environment configurations and controls.
Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams.
Guide and mentor junior engineers.
Enforce code quality and follow SOLID principles.
Use industry research to improve Walmart’s technology environment.
Lead software development, infrastructure, and tooling initiatives aligned with strategic roadmaps.
Drive the software lifecycle, including design reviews, coding, testing, and deployment.
Integrate AI/ML components to enhance automation and product functionality.
Apply data-driven practices to optimize processes and support continuous improvement and innovation.

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, 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 that may be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs from high school completion through bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.