Distinguished Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CABangalore, Karnataka, India
Salary: $169,000–$338,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Oct 30, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Distinguished Software Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Distinguished, Software Engineer The Distinguished Software Engineer joins the Ad Experiences organization to define the technical architecture for a next-generation omni-channel Ad Experiences platform. This role involves designing high-performance client-side rendering systems and SDKs that power billions of ad requests across mobile, web, CTV, video, and DOOH environments. You will build cross-platform monetization frameworks, experimentation systems, and measurement tools while establishing latency SLAs for time-to-first-frame and video startup. Key technical competencies include distributed systems, SDK architecture, rendering engines, and video playback technologies like HLS and SSAI. You will solve complex problems regarding unified monetization across digital and physical surfaces, ensuring consistent measurement integrity and low-latency performance. The work focuses on creating a unified retail media client platform to reach customers seamlessly across diverse shopping journeys.

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Skills

Distributed Systems SDK Architecture Rendering Engines HLS DASH SSAI Video Monetization Experimentation Systems Ranking Systems iOS Android Web Linux Embedded Systems WCAG) 2.2 AA

What you'll do

Define the long-term architecture for a unified omni-channel Ad Experiences platform across mobile, web, CTV, and DOOH.
Lead the design of high-performance client-side rendering systems and SDKs to power billions of annual ad requests.
Architect cross-platform monetization frameworks that enable reusable rendering, experimentation, and measurement capabilities.
Establish rendering performance standards and latency SLAs for time-to-first-frame and video startup.
Shape the unified video monetization architecture including SSAI, HLS ad stitching, and frame-accurate transitions.
Lead the technical strategy for experimentation systems to optimize ad load, ranking, and revenue yield.
Build resilient distributed systems capable of operating across large fleets of retail devices with remote observability.
Deliver consistent measurement integrity across heterogeneous client environments, operating systems, and hardware generations.

What we're looking for

Must have 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.
Must have 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Must have 12+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale distributed systems or client platforms.
Must possess recognized technical leadership driving architecture across multiple organizations or product domains.
Must have deep expertise in AdTech, video platforms, distributed systems, SDK architecture, rendering engines, experimentation systems, or large-scale client applications.
Must have experience architecting highly performant systems operating under strict latency, scale, and reliability constraints.
Must have experience driving cross-functional technical strategy across Product, Infrastructure, Data Science, and Platform Engineering teams.
Must have a Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).

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