(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Role summary:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving the full software development lifecycle from coding to deployment and maintenance. You will apply cloud-native architecture principles and integrate AI/ML technologies to build resilient, modular solutions. This role requires technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business goals and engineering excellence. You will influence architectural decisions, promote continuous improvement, and deliver high-quality software that enhances developer productivity and supports strategic priorities.

About the team:

The Global Data Foundation team develops scalable, intelligent data solutions that drive business innovation. They design AI-powered platforms for data ingestion, streaming, transformation, and self-service insights while establishing enterprise data standards and ensuring governance and compliance. Collaborating across functions, the team enables business units to utilize data effectively, supporting growth and revenue generation. Their work integrates advanced software engineering, solution design, and data engineering practices to maintain robust, automated, and scalable data processing systems that meet evolving business needs and disaster recovery requirements.

What you'll do:

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, observability, and maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility, quality, and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating intelligent automation and ML components using multiple programming languages.
• 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.
• Participate on-call rotation and conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions

What you'll bring:

• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
• Experience in building software to solve data operational problem at Walmart scale
• Experience in Agentic AI development and operations
• Strong experience in software development lifecycle management, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
• Proficiency in API design, software prototyping, and applying software design patterns for maintainable and modular solutions.
• Skilled in DevOps engineering, infrastructure as code, and cloud automation to enhance platform capabilities and developer productivity.
• Ability to mentor and lead engineers, fostering technical growth and promoting engineering/operational excellence.
• Data-driven decision-making skills to define metrics and optimize development processes.
• Effective problem-solving and collaboration across technical and business 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.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock