Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position: (USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer
Reference: R-2680890

Posted:

Location:

SUNNYVALE, CA, United States; SUNNYVALE, CASalary: $169000 - $338000/year

Type:
Full time / Regular/Permanent Company:
Walmart Business Segment:
Home Office Role summary:
The (USA) Distinguished Software Engineer leads the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems, ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence. This role drives technical strategy, oversees full software development life cycles, and fosters collaboration across engineering teams to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions. The position emphasizes continuous improvement, mentorship, and adherence to enterprise standards, promoting high-quality execution and innovation. The engineer applies sound technical judgment to optimize systems, automate processes, and enhance performance while aligning with business objectives and supporting a culture of excellence and integrity.

About the team:
The Care Engineering team leads the design and delivery of advanced software and AI-driven systems within Agentic Care Engineering. They develop scalable, reliable solutions aligned with strategic goals, managing the full software lifecycle including architecture, deployment, and cloud cost optimization. By integrating AI agents and innovative technologies, the team enhances system performance and operational efficiency. Collaborating across multiple products and stakeholders, they emphasize technical excellence, continuous improvement, and strong project management to deliver high-quality software products that support business growth and technological advancement.

What you'll do:

Lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and intelligent automation solutions.

Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.

Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.

Champion Dev Ops and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.

Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, high standards, and continuous learning.

Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, automating processes to improve engineering velocity.

Collaborate across teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and customer needs.

What you'll bring:

Extensive experience leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.

Proven ability to translate domain-level strategies into reliable, high-quality system implementations.

Strong expertise in operational excellence, including Dev Ops, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.

Demonstrated skill in driving architectural decisions that prioritize extensibility, maintainability, and security compliance.

Ability to mentor and develop engineering talent while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills to align cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Proactive mindset focused on optimizing systems, automating processes, and enhancing engineering velocity.

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.

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