Senior Cloud AI Software Engineer & Tech Lead

Walmart Inc.

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 169,000 - 338,000

Full time

29 hours ago
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Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. This role owns system-level execution, assures architectural integrity, and drives operational excellence across platforms to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions aligned with Walmart’s standards.

The team, Walmart Fulfillment Services Technology, delivers scalable fulfillment capabilities and collaborates with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, and

Qualifications

  • Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field with 6 years of software engineering experience.
  • Option 2: 8 years of software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

  • Be deeply hands-on technical leader and write production-quality code.
  • Lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
  • Translate domain strategies into system-level implementations with architectural integrity.
  • Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and architectural decisions.
  • Champion DevOps and CI/CD to ensure resilient, observable services.
  • Mentor engineers across teams to foster innovation and high standards.
  • Identify bottlenecks and automate manual processes to improve developer experience.
  • Collaborate effectively across teams and communicate complex concepts clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Hands-on coding
Cloud-native systems
AI-powered solutions
DevOps
CI/CD
Mentorship
Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling
Observability
Incident management

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. This role owns system-level execution, assures architectural integrity, and drives operational excellence across platforms to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions aligned with Walmart’s standards.

The team, Walmart Fulfillment Services Technology, delivers scalable fulfillment capabilities and collaborates with Product, Operations, Supply Chain, and

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