The Role
Leads the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities across the full software development lifecycle. Builds cloud-native systems, APIs, tooling, and ML frameworks; integrates AI/ML components; conducts system design reviews; and drives testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance. Provides technical leadership and mentorship, collaborates with stakeholders, defines success metrics, and advances engineering processes, tools, and product quality.
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Position Summary...What you'll do...Role summary:
As a Staff Software Engineer, 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 apply cloud-native architecture principles and integrate AI/ML components to enhance system resilience and agility. This role requires technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across teams to ensure high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. You will leverage data-driven practices to optimize processes and continuously improve engineering excellence while fostering innovation and maintaining strong stakeholder engagement.
About the team:
The International Recommendations Platform team develops a multi-tenant framework delivering personalized experiences across Walmart International sites, including Mexico and Canada. The team focuses on innovation in Machine Learning and AI to enhance customer engagement and drive key business metrics. Members apply cloud-native architecture principles and software design patterns to build scalable, resilient solutions. They collaborate closely to design APIs, conduct system reviews, and implement data-driven decisions. The team embraces continuous improvement, leveraging DevOps engineering and software prototyping to accelerate delivery and maintain high-quality standards in a dynamic environment.
What you'll do:
What you'll bring:
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 https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
As a Staff Software Engineer, 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 apply cloud-native architecture principles and integrate AI/ML components to enhance system resilience and agility. This role requires technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across teams to ensure high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. You will leverage data-driven practices to optimize processes and continuously improve engineering excellence while fostering innovation and maintaining strong stakeholder engagement.
About the team:
The International Recommendations Platform team develops a multi-tenant framework delivering personalized experiences across Walmart International sites, including Mexico and Canada. The team focuses on innovation in Machine Learning and AI to enhance customer engagement and drive key business metrics. Members apply cloud-native architecture principles and software design patterns to build scalable, resilient solutions. They collaborate closely to design APIs, conduct system reviews, and implement data-driven decisions. The team embraces continuous improvement, leveraging DevOps engineering and software prototyping to accelerate delivery and maintain high-quality standards in a dynamic environment.
What you'll do:
- Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
- Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
- Lead full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Conduct 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 intelligent features.
- 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.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.
What you'll bring:
- Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
- Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions.
- Experience driving full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
- Ability to integrate AI/ML components and develop intelligent automation using languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java, or C++.
- Demonstrated technical leadership with mentorship skills and sound technical judgment for architectural decisions.
- Data-driven decision-making skills to define metrics and optimize engineering processes.
- Effective collaboration and communication across technical and business 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 https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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
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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...815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area, plus 4 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area, plus 2 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- Experience creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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The Company
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
