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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
719 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
across 592 roles with salary data.
As a Distinguished, Software Engineer on the Marketplace Platform team, you will lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. You will translate domain strategies into robust technical solutions, ensuring architectural integrity and reliability across high-traffic systems. Your daily responsibilities include mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and driving operational excellence through strategic architectural decisions. You will champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to build resilient, observable, and performant services with proper instrumentation and alerting. The role requires expertise in debugging, problem-solving, and platform design aligned with enterprise standards. You will work within a complex e-commerce ecosystem to manage core platform services, focusing on quality API design and platform consistency to support global Marketplace verticals and internal teams.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1206 postings across 79 companies.
Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
Translate domain strategies into system-level implementations while ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.
Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
Mentor engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and high standards in design and testing.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks by automating processes to enhance engineering velocity.
Align technical solutions with business objectives and customer needs through cross-functional collaboration.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of software engineering experience.
Possess 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Have extensive experience leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.
Demonstrate the ability to translate domain-level strategies into reliable, high-quality system implementations with architectural integrity.
Possess strong expertise in operational excellence, including DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
Show demonstrated skill in mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
Maintain proficiency in debugging, problem solving, and driving platform design aligned with enterprise standards.
Hold a Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).
AI
Big Data
Spark
Cloud-native
DevOps
CI/CD
Data Warehouse
Reliability Engineering
Performance Optimization
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Software Development Lifecycle