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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
Walmart currently has
825 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$121,000–$242,000
across 473 roles with salary data.
The Staff, Software Engineer joins the Global Seller Support team to deliver scalable platform capabilities and innovative technical solutions for the Marketplace. You will lead the technical strategy and architecture for large-scale support platforms, specifically designing and implementing AI/LLM-powered agentic workflows and intelligent automation. Day-to-day responsibilities include building resilient, observable distributed systems, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering excellence through architecture reviews and design standards. You will utilize Java, Python, big data platforms, Azure Cosmos DB, and cloud-native architectures to solve complex problems. The role requires expertise in AI solutions, model-driven design, and real-time data processing to support a massive eCommerce ecosystem. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and maintain long-term system evolution.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Define the technical strategy and architecture for large-scale Marketplace Support platforms.
Lead the design and implementation of AI/LLM-powered agentic workflows and intelligent automation.
Build resilient, scalable, and observable distributed systems handling millions of seller interactions.
Drive engineering excellence through architecture reviews, design standards, and technical mentorship.
Translate business problems into scalable platform capabilities by partnering with Product, Data Science, and Operations.
Influence engineering roadmaps across multiple organizations and lead cross-functional technical initiatives.
Champion platform reliability, performance, security, and operational excellence.
Maintain architectural documentation to ensure quality and alignment with long-term business goals.
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 or related area.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
10+ years of professional software engineering experience with expertise in Java, Python, AI solutions, big data platforms, Azure Cosmos DB, and large-scale rack system development.
Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
Proven ability to drive the full software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and incident response.
Expertise in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
Python
JavaScript
C++
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
ML Frameworks
AI
API Design
Software Design Patterns
Observability
System Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Testing
Monitoring
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
ML Frameworks
API Design
System Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Observability
Monitoring
Software Prototyping
Data-driven Decision Making
WCAG) 2.2 AA