Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps

Position: (USA) Staff, Software Engineer
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The (USA) Staff, Software Engineer plays a critical role in delivering scalable platform capabilities by leading software development, infrastructure, and tooling initiatives aligned with strategic roadmaps. This position drives the full software lifecycle, including design reviews, coding, testing, and deployment, while integrating AI/ML components to enhance automation and intelligence. The role requires technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to ensure high-quality, maintainable solutions.

By applying cloud-native principles and data-driven practices, the engineer advances engineering excellence and continuous improvement to meet evolving business and customer needs.

About the team:

The Savings & Incentives team at Walmart Marketplace develops the incentive operating system that supports seller rewards. Our work spans internal tools, seller interfaces, and integration with payment systems, impacting both marketplace builders and sellers. Operating across multiple systems and teams, we navigate dynamic priorities and rapid feature releases. Collaboration with product, design, data, and engineering teams is essential. This environment values alignment and execution equally, offering opportunities to engage in cloud-native architecture, API design, and data-driven decision making while contributing to scalable, resilient solutions that enhance the marketplace experience.

What you'll do:

* Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and machine learning frameworks aligned with roadmap priorities.

* Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.

* Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.

* Lead system design reviews to validate quality and alignment with architectural standards.

* Build AI-driven applications and integrate machine learning components to enhance automation.

* Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering best practices.

* Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements.

* Continuously improve processes, tools, and products through data-driven decision making and innovation.

What you'll bring:

* Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.

* Strong experience in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions.

* Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript, Type Script, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, or C++ for AI/ML integration and platform development.

* Demonstrated ability to lead software development lifecycle activities, including CI/CD deployment, observability, and maintenance.

* Skilled in conducting system design reviews and applying data-driven decision making to optimize engineering outcomes.

* Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and sustainability.

* Effective collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional teams & 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  Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program…