Senior Cloud AI Architect & Systems Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Stock

Education benefits

Company discounts

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Distinguished Software Engineer in Sunnyvale to lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software. You will drive architectural integrity, oversee the full software lifecycle, and mentor engineers while promoting enterprise standards and reliability.

You will champion DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization, collaborating across teams to align technical solutions with business goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree with 6 years in software engineering or 8 years of experience.
• Experience leading design and development of cloud-native AI-powered software.
• Strong background in DevOps, CI/CD, observability and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and intelligent automation solutions.
• Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
• Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
• Mentor engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, high standards, and continuous learning.
• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, automating processes to improve engineering velocity.
• Collaborate across teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and customer needs.

Skills

Cloud-native design

AI-powered systems

DevOps / CI-CD

Mentoring

Collaboration

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6 years experience

8 years experience

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Walmart seeks a Distinguished Software Engineer in Sunnyvale to lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software. You will drive architectural integrity, oversee the full software lifecycle, and mentor engineers while promoting enterprise standards and reliability.

You will champion DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and performance optimization, collaborating across teams to align technical solutions with business goals.