Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bellevue, WA

22h • $132,000 - $264,000

About The Position

Role summary: Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable software solutions aligned with business objectives. This role involves analyzing requirements, driving architecture decisions, and ensuring high-quality code that meets functional and non-functional standards. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to deliver innovative products, support continuous integration and deployment processes, and uphold security and performance best practices. This position demands strong problem-solving skills, technical expertise, and the ability to guide development efforts within an agile environment. About the team: The Squiggly team at Walmart develops an intelligent assistant platform delivering personalized, conversational, and AI-driven experiences for associates. This orchestration layer integrates agents, prompts, knowledge, personalization, routing, and reusable UI components to ensure consistent interactions without rebuilding core infrastructure. Focused on innovation and advanced technology, the team enhances operational efficiency and empowers associates to improve productivity. Squiggly fosters a collaborative environment that supports continuous improvement and well-being, delivering scalable, reliable solutions aligned with Walmart’s business objectives. What you'll do: Analyze and classify requirements to align solutions with business and technical needs, ensuring comprehensive scoping and estimation. Assist in designing scalable, secure software components using appropriate architectures, design patterns, and technology stacks. Develop, review, and maintain high-quality code adhering to coding standards and security protocols. Drive automation of repetitive tasks within CI/CD pipelines to enhance development efficiency. Conduct code reviews and support defect management to maintain software reliability and performance. Monitor project progress, provide status updates, and collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks and ensure timely delivery. Implement telemetry and testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and security of software products.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and cloud-native solutions to develop scalable, secure applications.
• Strong proficiency in coding languages such as JavaScript and Python, with adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Experience in requirement analysis, including functional and non-functional specifications, user stories, and risk assessment.
• Ability to conduct thorough code reviews and implement telemetry for performance monitoring and security compliance.
• Skilled in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation scripting, and software testing methodologies.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and data-driven decision-making to optimize platform design and development.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area
• We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and classify requirements to align solutions with business and technical needs, ensuring comprehensive scoping and estimation.
• Assist in designing scalable, secure software components using appropriate architectures, design patterns, and technology stacks.
• Develop, review, and maintain high-quality code adhering to coding standards and security protocols.
• Drive automation of repetitive tasks within CI/CD pipelines to enhance development efficiency.
• Conduct code reviews and support defect management to maintain software reliability and performance.
• Monitor project progress, provide status updates, and collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks and ensure timely delivery.
• Implement telemetry and testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and security of software products.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

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