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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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Listed pay typically runs
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The (USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer leads the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems within a team focused on Data Services, Data Access Layer, and Data Security. This role involves translating domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity, and driving operational excellence through code reviews and strategic decisions. You will build AI agents and high-performing systems while championing DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable services. Key technical requirements include expertise in reliability engineering, platform design, database abstraction layers, and model-driven design. The work addresses the technical challenge of providing robust platform capabilities and secure data access for millions of users. You will also mentor engineers, identify architectural bottlenecks, and automate processes to improve engineering velocity across the software development lifecycle.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and agents.
Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations while ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
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 continuous learning and high standards in design and delivery.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks by automating processes to improve engineering velocity.
Align technical solutions with business objectives through effective collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
What we're looking for
Obtain 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.
Possess 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Have extensive experience designing and developing scalable, cloud-native software systems with AI integration.
Demonstrate the ability to lead system-level technical execution, ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence.
Possess strong expertise in reliability engineering, platform design, and database abstraction layers.
Demonstrate proficiency in the full software development lifecycle, including DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Possess excellent collaboration and communication skills to align cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Hold a Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).
AI
Big Data
Spark
Cloud-native
DevOps
CI/CD
Data Warehouse
Reliability Engineering
Performance Optimization
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Software Development Lifecycle