Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart Walmart · Retail · ISD - DGTC AR BENTONVILLE, SUNNYVALE TECH CORNERS CA SUNNYVALE

Staff Software Engineer role focused on designing, building, and scaling reliable software systems. Responsibilities include technical leadership, architecture, code quality, system performance, mentoring engineers, and driving DevOps best practices in high-scale environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of large-scale software solutions.
  2. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering stakeholders to define technical strategy and roadmap.
  3. Write high-quality, maintainable code and set standards for code quality, testing, and observability.
  4. Break down complex initiatives into clear technical plans and guide execution across teams.
  5. Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong programming skills in one or more modern languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#)
  • Proven experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native services
  • Deep understanding of software architecture patterns, data modeling, and system integration
  • Experience with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms
  • Strong communication skills
  • Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives across teams
  • Experience working in high-scale, high-availability environments
  • Familiarity with microservices, event-driven systems, and container orchestration
  • Experience with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing) and SRE principles
  • Exposure to security best practices and secure software development lifecycle
  • Prior experience in a Staff or Principal-level technical leadership role

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area
  • 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area
  • creating inclusive digital experiences
  • implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards
  • assistive technologies
  • integrating digital accessibility seamlessly

What the JD emphasized

  • building and operating production systems
  • building and operating production systems
  • high-scale, high-availability environments
  • Staff or Principal-level technical leadership role