USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary

What you'll do...

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role requires ownership of the full software lifecycle, from design through deployment and maintenance, applying cloud-native principles to enhance system resilience and agility. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across functions to translate complex requirements into effective solutions.

Your expertise will drive innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering a culture of high performance and accountability.

** Immigration support is Not available for this role.**

At Walmart Connect, the AdTech Engineering team develops advanced platforms and AI-driven solutions integrating advertising, commerce, and data. The team tackles complex challenges such as automated media generation and next-generation AI systems to improve operations for advertisers, sellers, and internal partners. Utilizing extensive first-party data and an AI-first approach, the team pioneers intelligent agents and autonomous workflows that shape the future of retail advertising.

Engineers contribute to impactful products that drive measurable outcomes, accelerate growth, and influence millions of customer journeys daily through innovative, scalable, and data-driven solutions.

• 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 quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating multi-step reasoning and automation features.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate across teams to define technical requirements and optimize development processes using data-driven practices.

• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
• Strong experience in software development lifecycle management, encompassing coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.
• Proficiency in API design, software prototyping, and applying design patterns for secure, maintainable, and modular solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI/ML components and intelligent automation using languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java.
• Skilled in conducting system design reviews and driving engineering excellence through data-driven decision making and remedial action.
• Effective technical leadership and mentorship capabilities, fostering continuous learning and collaboration across teams.

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.

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