Distinguished, Software Engineer - Walmart Fulfillment Services; WFS) Technology

Sunnyvale, CA

1375 Crossman Ave
Sunnyvale, CA

R-2644882

$169,000 - $338,000/yr

Regular/ Permanent

Role summary: Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. This role requires ownership of system-level execution, ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence across platforms. The successful candidate will drive innovation, mentor engineering teams, and champion best practices in software development and Dev Ops. They will collaborate across functions to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise standards, continuously improving system performance and developer experience while upholding Walmart’s values of integrity, respect, and excellence.

About the team: Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) Technology delivers scalable fulfillment solutions for third-party sellers, integrating transportation, inventory, warehouse operations, billing, and delivery. The team bridges Marketplace and Walmart’s supply chain, collaborating with Product, Business, Operations, Supply Chain, and Transportation partners. Combining the agility of a growth business with the scale of a global retailer, the team drives innovation and expands fulfillment capabilities into new models and international markets.

This environment emphasizes technical excellence and cross‑functional collaboration to develop impactful solutions that enhance the seller fulfillment experience.

What you'll do:

• Beadeeplyhands-ontechnicalleader,write production-quality code,buildautomatedtests,andtakeimplementationsallthewayproductiondeployment.
• Leaddesignanddevelopmentofscalable,cloud-nativeAI-poweredsoftwaresystemsandintelligentautomationsolutions.
• Translate domain-levelstrategiesintosystem-level implementations,ensuringarchitecturalintegrityandreliability.
• Driveoperationalexcellencethroughtechnicalguidance,code reviews,andstrategicarchitecturaldecisions.
• Champion Dev Opsand CI/CDpracticestoensureresilient,observable,andperformantservices.
• Mentorengineersacrossteams,fosteringacultureofinnovation,high standards,andcontinuouslearning.
• Identifyandresolvearchitecturalbottlenecks,automatemanualprocesses,andimprovedeveloperexperience.
• Collaborateeffectivelyacrossteams,communicatingcomplextechnicalconceptsclearlytostakeholders.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrated hands-oncodingexpertisewithstrongcurrentcodingpractice,andtheabilityandwillingnesstoowndeep,end-to-end implementation,fromdetaileddesignandproductioncodethroughautomatedquality,production deployment.
• Extensiveexperienceleadingthedesignanddevelopmentofscalable,cloud-nativesoftwaresystemsandAI-powered solutions.
• Strongexpertiseinoperationalexcellence,including
  
  DevOps,CI/CD,observability,andincidentmanagement.
• Demonstratedskillindrivingcontinuousimprovementbyidentifyingbottlenecksandautomatingmanualprocesses.
• Exceptional problem-solvinganddebuggingcapabilitieswithafocusonplatformdesignanddevelopment.
• Effectivecollaborationandmentorshipskillstofosterengineeringexcellenceacrossteams.
• Soundtechnicaljudgmentwithadaptabilitytoevolvingtechnologiesandbusinessneeds.

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…