(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

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About The Position

The Staff, Software Engineer delivers scalable platform capabilities and drives the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, and deployment. The role leads infrastructure and tooling initiatives to improve engineering productivity and supports AI/ML integration for intelligent automation. It requires technical leadership, mentorship, and cross-team collaboration to deliver high-quality, maintainable solutions aligned with business objectives. The engineer uses data-driven practices to optimize processes and continuously improve software quality while adapting to evolving technologies and organizational priorities.

The Global Communications Engineering team supports Walmart’s communications organization by designing and delivering software that enhances the associate experience. The team works across full-stack technologies and partners with product managers and technical architects to implement modern technologies and automation. It emphasizes cloud-native architecture, API design, data-driven decisions, and scalable, maintainable, secure solutions.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in React, JavaScript, Java, Node.js, microservices, REST APIs, and GraphQL.
• Experience building scalable, cloud-native solutions using CI/CD, automation, and modern DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with production LLM applications, AI guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and intelligent automation.
• Experience with AI agents, multi-step reasoning, MCP, A2A, and multi-agent orchestration.
• Proven ability to drive architectural decisions, influence technical direction, and collaborate across teams.
• Strong analytical, systems-thinking, and communication skills to solve complex engineering challenges.
• 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

• Experience designing, developing, and deploying enterprise communication platforms.
• 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, including knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of scalable, resilient, cloud-native solutions, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Lead system design, influence architectural decisions, and establish engineering standards across complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Promote software quality, automation, observability, and continuous improvement to accelerate delivery and operational efficiency.
• Mentor engineers, foster knowledge sharing, and improve engineering capabilities through technical guidance and collaboration.
• Collaborate with product, business, and engineering stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions and align priorities and outcomes.
• Use AI, LLMs, and intelligent automation to streamline development workflows, improve system diagnostics, reduce operational toil, and improve mean time to recovery.
• Champion AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to improve developer productivity, accelerate innovation, and drive measurable business impact.

Benefits

• 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.
• Walmart-paid education through Live Better U, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards and additional annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Stock compensation may be available for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

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