USA) Staff, Software Engineer_BACKEND

Position: (USA) Staff, Software Engineer_BACKEND

1395 Crossman Ave
Sunnyvale, CA

R-2584730

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$143,000 - $286,000/yr

Regular/ Permanent

Position Summary...What you'll do...
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
This is a full-time, onsite role at our Sunnyvale, CA office. This position is not eligible for remote work.
Role summary:
Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role involves driving the full software lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and ensuring high-quality system design. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across functions to translate complex business needs into effective solutions.

A strong focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making is essential to support Walmart’s technology goals and enhance overall engineering excellence.
About the team:
The Buy Box team plays a key role in Walmart’s e-commerce platform by developing and maintaining a microservices ecosystem that optimizes offer selection using machine learning and business rules. The team focuses on enhancing offer ranking, ensuring smooth system interactions, and monitoring performance to address issues swiftly. Emphasizing collaboration, technical expertise, and continuous innovation, the team drives operational excellence and supply chain efficiency.

Utilizing agile methodologies and data-driven decision making, the team supports Walmart’s commitment to reliable service and value, fostering a culture centered on problem solving and ongoing improvement.
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 integrating intelligent automation features using multiple programming languages.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through collaboration and documentation.
• Engage stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements and track success metrics.
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and products by embracing innovation and industry trends.

What you'll bring:

• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to build scalable and resilient platforms.
• Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to deliver maintainable and modular solutions.
• Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
• Ability to integrate AI/ML components and intelligent automation using languages such as Python, JavaScript, and C++.
• Demonstrated skills in debugging, problem solving, and data-driven decision making to optimize engineering outcomes.
• Effective collaboration and mentorship capabilities to guide teams and influence technical decisions.
• Commitment to engineering excellence through continuous improvement and innovation.

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…