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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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Listed pay typically runs
$121,000–$242,000
across 473 roles with salary data.
The (USA) Staff, Software Engineer joins the Transportation team to lead the development of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role involves full lifecycle ownership of software solutions, where you will design, code, test, deploy, and maintain cloud-native systems. You will build AI-driven applications with intelligent automation features while mentoring engineers and conducting system design reviews to ensure architectural best practices. The technical stack includes React Native, Java microservices with Spring Boot, Postgres Timescale DB, Kafka, Cosmos, ElasticSearch, Azure, Splunk, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. The work focuses on advancing supply chain efficiency by developing resilient applications that utilize real-time telematics, computer vision, and IoT to optimize fleet management and reduce costs across various warehouse and store delivery networks.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones.
Drive full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural best practices.
Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and intelligent automation features.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions to promote engineering excellence.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics.
Continuously improve processes, tools, and products through innovation and feedback integration.
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.
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).
Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping to develop secure, maintainable, and modular solutions.
Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and system observability.
Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers and fostering continuous learning and technical excellence.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Cloud-native Architecture
Python
Java
C++
JavaScript
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
AI/ML
System Design
API Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Software Design Patterns
WCAG) 2.2 AA