Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: Join Walmart as a 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. About the team: The Savings & Incentives team at Walmart Marketplace develops and maintains the incentive operating system supporting seller rewards. The team works across internal tools, seller interfaces, and payment system integrations, impacting marketplace builders and sellers alike. Operating in a fast-paced environment with dynamic priorities and rapid feature releases, the team collaborates closely with product, design, data, and engineering partners. Members engage in cloud-native architecture, API design, and data-driven decision making to build scalable, resilient solutions that enhance the marketplace experience and drive continuous improvement across multiple systems and teams. What you'll do: Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities. Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, observability, and maintenance. Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems. Lead system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural best practices. Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components to support automation and multi-step reasoning. Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing. Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics using data-driven practices. What you'll bring: Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to build scalable and resilient systems. Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions. Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and monitoring. Ability to conduct system design reviews ensuring alignment with architectural best practices and project goals. Skilled in data-driven decision making to define success metrics and optimize engineering processes. Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions for long-term sustainability. Effective collaboration skills to communicate complex ideas across technical and non-technical stakeholders. 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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see 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. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart. The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Option 1: 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. Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. 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. Primary Location... 1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment. About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.