Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $110,000–$220,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k

This role $165k

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This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $170,987–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 (USA) Staff, Software Engineer, you will join a team of data and software engineers to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable platform capabilities. You will be responsible for building infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks while driving the full software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Your work involves applying cloud-native architecture principles, microservices, containers, and automation to create resilient systems. You will also build AI-driven applications with ML components to support multi-step reasoning. The role requires expertise in software design patterns, API design, and CI/CD. You will solve complex problems by developing enterprise-scale machine learning systems that process product attributes to ensure accurate taxation across all sales channels for every customer transaction.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.

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Skills

Cloud-native Architecture Microservices Containers CI/CD ML Frameworks AI Data Engineering Software Design Patterns API Design Observability System Design Testing Monitoring Data Science WCAG) 2.2 AA

What you'll do

Design and deliver scalable platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks.
Execute full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Apply cloud-native architecture principles to build resilient and agile systems.
Conduct system design reviews to ensure alignment with architectural best practices.
Build AI-driven applications that integrate ML components for automation and multi-step reasoning.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions to promote standardization and sustainability.
Translate user problems and stakeholder needs into actionable technical requirements.
Lead continuous improvement efforts through innovation and tooling enhancements.

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 4 years of software engineering experience.
Must have 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to build scalable and resilient systems.
Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and platform development to deliver high-quality solutions.
Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
Ability to mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering technical growth and promoting best practices.
Skilled in data-driven decision making to define metrics, optimize processes, and ensure engineering excellence.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years of experience (preferred).

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