Senior Android Architect: Scale & Innovate Mobile

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Staff Android Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead architecture, development, and evolution of scalable Android applications and shared platform components for millions of users.

You will mentor engineers, define modern Android standards, and drive end-to-end development with backend collaboration, testing, CI/CD, and observability to deliver high-quality, AI-enabled mobile experiences at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex Android applications and shared mobile platform components (SDKs, libraries, tooling).
• Define and drive modern Android architecture standards (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, MVVM/MVI, modularization).
• Own large, ambiguous initiatives from concept to production, establishing long-term Android technical strategy including modularization, CI/CD, build optimization, and observability.
• Partner with backend teams to design efficient mobile APIs and offline-first solutions.
• Lead the full development lifecycle: architecture, coding, testing, CI/CD, release management, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across Android teams.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Modular architecture

CI/CD

API design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

4+ years software engineering or 6 years experience alternative

Tools

Node.js

Rust

Go

Gradle

Job description

Walmart seeks a Staff Android Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to lead architecture, development, and evolution of scalable Android applications and shared platform components for millions of users.

You will mentor engineers, define modern Android standards, and drive end-to-end development with backend collaboration, testing, CI/CD, and observability to deliver high-quality, AI-enabled mobile experiences at scale.