Senior Platform Architect, International POS

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live Better U

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plans

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Distinguished Engineer to own and evolve the International POS platform, ensuring low latency, high availability, and security across markets. You will lead architectural decisions, drive modernization, and mentor senior engineers in a global, store-centric environment.

The role focuses on real-time checkout services, scalable cloud-edge integrations, and resilience under real-world store conditions, shaping a platform used by millions of customers and associates daily.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in distributed systems and platform architecture.
• Hands-on strength with Kubernetes and cloud-native patterns.
• Proven leadership through influence across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform architecture for International POS across edge and cloud.
• Drive platform modernization and standardized deployments.
• Engineer for real-store conditions with intermittent connectivity and regional compliance.

Skills

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

Leadership by influence

Reliability engineering

Observability

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering

Master's degree (preferred) in CS/engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud services

Job description

Walmart seeks a Distinguished Engineer to own and evolve the International POS platform, ensuring low latency, high availability, and security across markets. You will lead architectural decisions, drive modernization, and mentor senior engineers in a global, store-centric environment.

The role focuses on real-time checkout services, scalable cloud-edge integrations, and resilience under real-world store conditions, shaping a platform used by millions of customers and associates daily.