Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary

Distinguished Engineer – Marketplace, Category Strategic Initiatives (CSI). We are seeking a talented and passionate Distinguished Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will serve as a visionary, hands‑on technical leader, actively coding, setting technical direction, and establishing engineering standards across multiple domains and business units. You will drive technology strategy for high‑impact Marketplace initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and ensure Walmart’s solutions are innovative, scalable, secure, and aligned with long‑term business goals.

• Define and champion architectural blueprints, engineering standards, and best practices across Marketplace CSI initiatives.
• Set the vision for cross‑domain and cross‑platform integration, ensuring solutions are reusable, scalable, and built for long‑term category growth.
• Partner with product and business leaders to shape technical strategy for strategic category initiatives and new capability launches.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and frameworks, providing recommendations for adoption where they can accelerate innovation and execution.
• Guide the evolution of technology stacks and platform capabilities to support diverse category and seller needs.

• Mentor and guide senior engineers and engineering leaders on system design, coding standards, operational excellence, and modern architectural patterns.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, large‑scale distributed systems with a focus on performance, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
• Drive engineering excellence through strong observability, automation, CI/CD, and operational best practices at scale.
• Champion secure coding practices and ensure solutions are designed with reliability, privacy, and compliance in mind.
• Remain hands‑on in critical technical areas, helping teams solve ambiguous, high‑complexity engineering problems.

• Lead deep technical discovery and requirement analysis for complex, cross‑functional Marketplace initiatives.
• Translate business goals for strategic categories into scalable technical solutions and platform investments.
• Mediate and resolve conflicting requirements across stakeholders, balancing speed, flexibility, and long‑term maintainability.
• Shape roadmaps for foundational capabilities and engineering investments that unlock business value across categories.
• Guide the creation of technical design artifacts, epics, and implementation plans for large cross‑functional programs.

• Drive the design of secure, scalable, and highly available systems that support Marketplace growth.
• Ensure strong engineering discipline around data protection, service reliability, access controls, and platform security.
• Oversee system health, vulnerability management, and architectural risk mitigation across CSI‑owned capabilities.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and industry standards as applicable.

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to senior leadership, influencing platform investments and engineering strategy.
• Lead cross‑functional technical discussions, build alignment across teams, and drive decisions using data and sound engineering judgment.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Represent Marketplace engineering in broader organizational conversations and help raise the bar for technical excellence across Walmart.

• Attract, develop, and mentor top technical talent through coaching, technical leadership, and a strong culture of engineering excellence.
• Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, ownership, and continuous learning across the organization.
• Model Walmart’s values and ethical standards in all interactions.

• Drive continuous improvement in architecture, developer productivity, system quality, and operational maturity.
• Champion modern engineering practices and pragmatic…