(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
About The Position
As a Staff Software Engineer Frontend, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving the full software development lifecycle from coding to deployment and maintenance. You will utilize application of cloud native architecture principles and integrate AI/ML technologies to enhance system performance and automation. This role requires technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across various teams to ensure stability of high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. You will influence frontend architectural decisions, promote engineering excellence, and continuously improve processes to support innovation and operational success within a dynamic environment. Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this position. The Walmart Connect team develops AI-enhanced, cloud-native search and advertising platforms supporting scalable distributed systems for millions of users. Focused on innovation and technical excellence, the team collaborates across functions to design, build, and maintain robust solutions. Members apply strong problem-solving skills, iterative development, and continuous integration to ensure high-quality delivery. This environment fosters technical growth and the use of advanced technologies, including generative artificial intelligence and platform design, to drive impactful results aligned with business objectives. The team emphasizes collaboration, technical ownership, and continuous improvement to meet evolving challenges.
Requirements
- 8+ years building modern web applications, with deep expertise in React and TypeScript.
- Strong frontend architecture skills: component design, state management, API integration, and scalable UI patterns.
- Proven track record improving performance, reliability, accessibility, and security for high-traffic, data-heavy UIs.
- Experience with testing and quality (unit/integration/E2E), CI/CD, and observability/telemetry.
- Ability to lead technical design reviews, make sound tradeoffs, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners.
- Mentorship and technical leadership experience, raising engineering standards across teams.
- Familiarity with experimentation (A/B tests, feature flags) and metrics-driven iteration.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
- 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
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
- 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.
- 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
- Build advertiser-facing Sponsored Products web experiences (campaign setup, targeting, bidding, reporting).
- Partner with Product, Design, Backend, and Data Science to deliver scalable frontend architecture and reusable components.
- Own UI performance, reliability, accessibility, and security; instrument client-side telemetry to measure impact.
- Implement experimentation with feature flags and A/B tests.
- Troubleshoot production issues end-to-end; drive root-cause fixes and operational readiness improvements.
- Mentor engineers via design docs, code reviews, and technical guidance.
- Improve developer velocity through CI/CD, build tooling, and automation.
Benefits
- Incentive awards for performance
- Maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Health benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- 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
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates
- Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
