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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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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
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The Distinguished, Software Engineer - Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) Technology joins the WFS Technology team to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. This role involves writing production-quality code, building automated tests, and managing end-to-end implementations from detailed design to production deployment. You will drive operational excellence by championing DevOps and CI/CD practices, performing code reviews, and mentoring engineers to foster a culture of high standards. Key technical requirements include expertise in cloud-native software, AI-powered solutions, observability, and incident management. The work focuses on the fulfillment domain, specifically integrating transportation, inventory, warehouse operations, billing, and delivery for third-party sellers. You will solve complex architectural bottlenecks to enhance the seller fulfillment experience while ensuring reliable, maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.
Write production-quality code and build automated tests for end-to-end production deployment.
Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
Translate domain-level strategies into reliable system-level implementations and architectural designs.
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 across teams to foster a culture of innovation and high engineering standards.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks while automating manual processes to improve developer experience.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Demonstrated hands-on coding expertise with the ability to own end-to-end implementation from design to production deployment.
Extensive experience leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.
Strong expertise in operational excellence, including DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
Demonstrated skill in identifying bottlenecks and automating manual processes to drive continuous improvement.
Effective collaboration and mentorship skills to foster engineering excellence across teams.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years' experience (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).