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$150,100–$214,500
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$254k
versus about
$182k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
724 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
across 593 roles with salary data.
As a Distinguished, Software Engineer within the Marketplace Tech team, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. You will translate domain-level strategies into robust technical solutions, ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence while mentoring engineers across teams. Your daily responsibilities include championing DevOps and CI/CD practices, performing code reviews, conducting incident analysis, and automating processes to enhance engineering velocity. You will utilize Python programming, data science, machine learning, and data visualization to build predictive and causal solutions. This role specifically addresses the challenge of transforming complex data into actionable insights for a platform connecting customers with third-party sellers, focusing on improving seller success, customer trust, safety, and growth through high-quality, resilient services and intelligent automation.
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 systems and intelligent automation solutions.
Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations while ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to maintain operational readiness, observability, and service performance.
Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural decisions, and incident analysis.
Mentor engineers across teams to foster a culture of continuous learning and high software delivery standards.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks by automating processes to enhance engineering velocity and scalability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
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 experience.
Must have 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Proven expertise in designing and building scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered agents.
Deep knowledge of reliability engineering, operational due diligence, and continuous integration/deployment practices.
Skilled in mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of high standards, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional teams and stakeholders effectively.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Cloud-native Architecture
Java
AI
ML
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
DevOps
API Design
Observability
Software Design Patterns
System Design
Automation
Testing
Data-driven Decision Making
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
AI
ML
CI/CD
DevOps
API Design
Software Design Patterns
Observability
System Design
Software Development Lifecycle
WCAG) 2.2 AA