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: 106 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k

This role $214k

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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.

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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The (USA) Staff, Software Engineer joins a team collaborating with stores and eCommerce to enhance customer experience across various product categories. This role involves driving the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of scalable platform capabilities. You will build AI-driven applications, integrate ML components, and develop infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks. Key responsibilities include leading system design reviews, mentoring engineers, and promoting engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing. The position requires expertise in cloud-native architecture, microservices, containers, API design, and CI/CD deployment. You will solve technical problems related to personalized search, merchant tools, and data science to improve operational excellence and scalability for online and in-store shopping environments using data-driven decision-making and modern programming languages.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Cloud-native Architecture Microservices Containers CI/CD API Design ML Frameworks Platform Engineering System Design Observability Software Development Lifecycle Data Science WCAG) 2.2 AA Software Prototyping Debugging

What you'll do

Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones.
Execute full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, observability, and maintenance.
Lead system design reviews to ensure quality, feasibility, and alignment with architectural best practices.
Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components using modern programming languages and platforms.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions to promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics using data-driven practices.
Continuously improve processes, tools, and products to enhance scalability, resilience, and agility.

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.
Proven experience in software development with strong proficiency in cloud-native architecture and platform engineering.
Expertise in designing scalable, resilient, and maintainable systems using microservices, containers, and automation.
Solid understanding of software design patterns, API design, and software prototyping.
Demonstrated ability to lead full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and monitoring.
Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence.
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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