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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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As a (USA) Staff, Software Engineer - Android, you will join the team powering next-generation mobile experiences to lead the architecture and evolution of scalable Android applications and shared platform components. You will design and develop complex applications, SDKs, and libraries while defining modern architecture standards. Your daily work involves optimizing app performance, reliability, and scalability, as well as owning large initiatives from concept to production. You will utilize Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, MVVM/MVI, and Gradle for build optimization. Additionally, you will work with Node.js, Rust, or Go for server-side APIs and integrate AI/ML capabilities. This role solves technical challenges in retail technology by creating offline-first solutions, establishing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring secure, accessible mobile experiences for millions of daily users.
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 to reduce startup times and crash-free session issues.
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 best practices.
Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across multiple Android teams.
Implement strong observability practices including crash analytics and performance monitoring.
What we're looking for
8-10 years of software engineering experience with strong Android development expertise.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering.
6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Deep proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks (Jetpack Compose preferred).
Strong experience with mobile architecture patterns, modularization, and large-scale app development.
Experience developing and testing Server-side APIs for mobile and web clients using Node.js, Rust, Go, etc.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Gradle optimization, and mobile observability tools.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering (preferred).