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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
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As a Distinguished, Software Engineer, you will join the Marketplace Payments & Financial Services team to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. You will translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity while driving operational excellence through code reviews and strategic decisions. Your daily work involves championing DevOps and CI/CD practices to build resilient, observable, and performant services. You will mentor engineers, identify architectural bottlenecks, and automate processes to improve engineering velocity. The role requires expertise in software security, debugging, and problem-solving within complex distributed environments. You will solve technical challenges related to seller payment experiences, capital and financing solutions, financial controls, compliance, and next-generation payment infrastructure to ensure fast, accurate, and secure money movement for global commerce.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.
Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and platforms.
Translate domain-level 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 continuous learning and uphold high standards in design and delivery.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks by automating processes to improve engineering velocity.
Apply technical judgment to balance long-term system impacts with immediate business objectives.
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 experience.
Possess 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Demonstrate extensive experience designing and developing scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered platforms.
Exhibit strong expertise in software security, debugging, and problem-solving within complex distributed environments.
Show proficiency in applying DevOps and CI/CD principles to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
Provide effective coaching and mentorship to foster engineering excellence and innovation across teams.
Possess a Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).
Demonstrate knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Distributed Systems
Cloud-Native Architecture
Software Architecture
AI Agents
Telemetry
Secure Software Development
Root Cause Analysis
Platform Design