Distinguished, Software Engineer, Growth Tech

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR · Bellevue, WA
Salary: $130,000–$260,000 / yr
Posted: 22 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k

This role $195k

$114k most similar roles pay here $276k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $138,812–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

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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 529 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 523 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished, Software Engineer, Growth Tech

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As a Distinguished Software Engineer in Growth Tech at Walmart, you will lead the transformation of development practices by leveraging agentic coding tools like Code Puppy and Claude Code. You will own the architecture and technical strategy for scalable systems while mentoring an engineering team to adopt AI-agent-native workflows. Your responsibilities include redesigning software development lifecycle practices, embedding system architecture best practices into agent workflows, and defining human review processes. With a focus on service-oriented architecture, CI/CD, and operational excellence, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive long-term business goals in an environment that emphasizes iteration speed and practical impact. This role requires at least 8 years of experience in building highly available systems and familiarity with agentic coding workflows involving repository instruction files and automated test execution.

Skills

Code Puppy Claude Code OpenAI Codex Service-Oriented Architecture CI/CD Kubernetes Docker Terraform AWS Python Go PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana MCP-style integrations Automated test execution Multi-agent systems Parallel task execution

What you'll do

Own the architecture and technical strategy for AI-agent-native development.
Lead an engineering team in building scalable, reliable, and secure software.
Redesign SDLC practices to optimize agentic coding workflows.
Embed system architecture best practices directly into agent workflows.
Define human review and governance standards for agentic systems.

What we're looking for

At least 8+ years of software engineering experience in building highly available systems.
Expertise in AI coding tools like Code Puppy, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex for production workflows.
Proficiency in agentic coding practices including repository instruction files and automated test execution.
Deep knowledge of service-oriented architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence principles.
Strong leadership skills to mentor and guide an engineering team in AI-agent-native development.

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