Distinguished Architect

Walmart

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $194,938–$260,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Closes: Jul 7, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $203k

This role $227k

$137k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $169,825–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $227k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 311 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$220,000 across 303 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Walmart

At a glance

TL;DR · Distinguished Architect

Role Posting Log in to save

As a Distinguished Architect at Walmart, you will lead the development of product strategies using Agile methodologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure adaptive planning and rapid response to change. You will define service-oriented architecture principles for software components and integrate applications across diverse platforms, leveraging cloud technologies like PCF and GCP. Your role involves guiding business strategy efforts by aligning technology solutions with organizational goals and ensuring architects deliver initiatives that support the company’s direction. Key responsibilities include conducting requirement analysis using methodologies such as traceability matrices and risk analysis, prioritizing requirements for MVP development, and contributing to user story creation for complex needs. You will also lead projects involving system requirements gathering, project timelines, and cross-functional coordination, all while working remotely if preferred. Essential skills encompass expertise in Java, Kotlin, Swift, Dart, C, JavaScript, Python, React Native, Flutter, and cloud dataflow tools like Cloud Composer, alongside experience with machine learning pipelines using PyTorch and computer vision frameworks.

Skills

Java Kotlin Swift Objective-C Dart C JavaScript Python PCF GCP Jenkins Fastlane Cloud Dataflow Cloud Composer PyTorch Pandas CoreML Springboot Node.js MySQL BigTable Cassandra React Native Flutter

What you'll do

Develops product development strategies using Agile methodologies for iterative project management.
Implements service-oriented architecture principles to integrate disparate applications in a web-based environment.
Leads technology strategy development, ensuring alignment with business goals and competitive advantage.
Conducts industry research to improve the hardware or software technology environment through best practices.
Guides requirement analysis and prioritization to drive creation of Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

What we're looking for

Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required
4+ years of software engineering experience with cloud technologies like PCF and GCP
Expertise in designing REST API web services using Springboot and Node.js
Proficient in mobile application development using Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, Dart
Experience with machine learning pipelines and computer vision using PyTorch, CoreML
Knowledge of database management systems including MySQL, BigTable, Cassandra
Leadership in technology strategy development and implementation