Platform Architect & Lead AI/Cloud Engineer

StartupNWA; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 338,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

PTO and leave

Education programs

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead scalable, cloud-native AI systems and drive architectural excellence at our Sunnyvale campus. The role emphasizes mentorship, strong technical judgment, and ownership of full software lifecycles.

You will champion DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and collaboration with product, engineering, and business units to deliver impactful customer experiences and enterprise value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field with 6+ years' software experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
• Translate strategy into system-level implementations with architectural integrity.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices for resilient, observable services.
• Provide guidance through code reviews, architecture decisions and incident analysis.
• Mentor engineers across teams to raise design and delivery standards.
• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks to improve velocity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.

Skills

Cloud-native design

System leadership

DevOps CI/CD

Mentorship

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

Cloud platforms

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead scalable, cloud-native AI systems and drive architectural excellence at our Sunnyvale campus. The role emphasizes mentorship, strong technical judgment, and ownership of full software lifecycles.

You will champion DevOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and collaboration with product, engineering, and business units to deliver impactful customer experiences and enterprise value.