Walmart
Walmart
Walmart is a global retail and eCommerce company serving consumers through hypermarkets, discount department stores, grocery locations, and an online marketplace. Its broad product offering is supported by a large physical-store network, direct-to-consumer operations, and the logistics and supply-chain systems needed to keep products moving across the business.

Staff Software Engineer, Cloud and AI Platforms — Walmart

Lead the development of cloud-native infrastructure, engineering tools, and AI/ML platforms for Walmart’s critical retail systems. Guide architecture and delivery across the software lifecycle while advancing engineering practices and mentoring engineers.

Description

  • Lead development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, from infrastructure and tools to AI/ML frameworks.
  • Manage the software lifecycle from design and coding through deployment and maintenance.
  • Use cloud-native approaches to improve system resilience and agility.
  • Deliver platform capabilities to meet roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
  • Review system designs.
  • Build AI-powered applications and integrate machine learning components using multiple programming languages.
  • Mentor engineers and help shape technical decisions.
  • Advance engineering practices through documentation and knowledge sharing.
  • Work with stakeholders to turn complex problems into actionable technical requirements.
  • Track success metrics.
  • Design, implement, and test code changes for specialized business needs.
  • Monitor production systems and resolve issues.
  • Shape best practices that improve system performance and business operations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related field plus four years of software engineering or related experience; alternatively, six years of software engineering or related experience.
  • Expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation.
  • Strong experience leading the full software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.
  • Proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and prototyping.
  • Ability to use data-driven decisions to define success metrics and improve engineering processes.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and influencing architecture decisions.
  • Ability to collaborate across teams and clearly explain complex technical concepts.

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus awards.
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Stock purchase plan.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off, including sick leave.
  • Parental leave.
  • Family care leave.
  • Bereavement leave.
  • Jury duty leave.
  • Voting leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Company discounts.
  • Military leave pay.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
  • Live Better U, Walmart’s employer-paid education program.
  • Walmart covers tuition, books, and fees in full.
  • Stock.
  • Annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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