Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $143,000–$286,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 54 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $170,712–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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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 on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,000–$242,000 across 473 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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As a Staff, Software Engineer on the Affiliates engineering platform team, you will lead the development of scalable platform capabilities, infrastructure, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software development lifecycle to build distributed, data-intensive systems and resilient data platform solutions. Your daily responsibilities include architecting clean code, performing design reviews, mentoring peers, and translating complex business requirements into actionable technical solutions. You will utilize Scala, Python, Java, Kafka, Spark, and GCP to integrate AI/ML components and generative AI into agentic solutions. The role focuses on supporting core affiliates, content affiliates, and the influencer network within the eCommerce marketing technology organization. You will ensure technical excellence by applying cloud-native architecture principles, microservices, containers, and CI/CD automation to improve system performance and developer productivity.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Python Scala Java GCP Kafka Spark AI/ML Generative AI CI/CD Microservices API Design Containers Cloud-native Architecture Software Development Lifecycle Testing Design Patterns

What you'll do

Lead the end-to-end delivery of scoped features aligned with platform and system objectives.
Architect and implement maintainable code using Scala, Python, and Java within CI/CD pipelines.
Build distributed, data-intensive systems using Kafka, Spark, GCP, and APIs.
Integrate AI/ML components and generative AI solutions to enhance system functionality.
Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical solutions and system designs.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and ensure reliable software delivery.
Mentor peer engineers and promote engineering best practices and technical excellence.

What we're looking for

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.
6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation for scalable, resilient systems.
Strong experience across the software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, CI/CD, and maintenance.
Skilled in API design, prototyping, and applying design patterns for secure, maintainable solutions.
Experience integrating AI/ML components and building automation using Python, Scala, and Java.
Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area (preferred).

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