Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Sunnyvale, CA

Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role involves driving the full software lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and ensuring technical excellence through system design reviews and mentorship. Collaborating across teams, you will translate complex user needs into actionable solutions, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement. Your expertise will support innovation, operational efficiency, and the delivery of high-quality software aligned with strategic priorities.

What you'd actually do

  1. Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
  2. Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, observability, and maintenance.
  3. Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
  4. Lead system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural best practices.
  5. Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components to support automation and multi-step reasoning.

Skills

Required

  • cloud-native architecture
  • microservices
  • containers
  • automation
  • software design patterns
  • API design
  • software prototyping
  • coding
  • testing
  • CI/CD deployment
  • monitoring
  • system design reviews
  • data-driven decision making
  • mentoring engineers
  • influencing technical decisions

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
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards
  • assistive technology

What the JD emphasized

  • AI/ML frameworks
  • AI-driven applications
  • multi-step reasoning

Other signals

  • AI/ML frameworks
  • AI-driven applications
  • integrate ML components
  • multi-step reasoning