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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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JOB TITLE: Staff, Software Engineer
As a Staff Android Engineer, you will join the team powering next-generation mobile experiences to lead the architecture, development, and evolution of scalable Android applications and shared platform capabilities. You will build complex applications, SDKs, libraries, and tooling while defining modern architecture standards using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, MVVM, and MVI. Your daily work involves optimizing app performance, managing CI/CD pipelines, and integrating AI/ML capabilities for on-device and cloud-powered solutions. You will solve technical problems related to modularization, build optimization, and offline-first mobile APIs. The role requires deep expertise in mobile observability, secure development practices, and performance tuning to ensure high-quality, reliable retail technology that serves millions of users daily through scalable, reusable mobile platform components.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1206 postings across 79 companies.
Lead the design and development of complex Android applications and shared platform components like SDKs and libraries.
Define and drive modern Android architecture standards using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modularization.
Optimize app performance, reliability, and scalability regarding startup times, ANRs, and crash-free sessions.
Own large initiatives from concept to production, including CI/CD, build optimization, and technical strategy.
Partner with backend teams to design efficient mobile APIs and offline-first solutions.
Integrate AI/ML capabilities into Android apps while ensuring privacy, security, and performance.
Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across multiple Android teams.
Translate complex business problems into scalable technical solutions for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 3 years' experience in software engineering (preferred).
Deep proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks like Jetpack Compose (preferred).
Strong experience with mobile architecture patterns, modularization, and large-scale app development.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Gradle optimization, and mobile observability tools.
Solid understanding of API design, performance tuning, and secure mobile development.
Proven track record of technical leadership and cross-team influence.