Senior Platform Engineer, Cloud-Native & AI/ML

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Health benefits

Stock purchase

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart's engineering team in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities, infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software lifecycle, apply cloud-native design, and mentor teams to deliver high-quality, data-driven solutions that boost productivity and innovation.

The role emphasizes collaboration across functions, system design reviews, and ongoing process improvements to meet Walmart's strategic technology goals and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4+ years in software engineering, or 6+ years of related experience.
• Experience with full software development lifecycle and delivery.
• Knowledge of accessibility and WCAG is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks.
• Lead full software development lifecycle activities: coding, testing, deployment, monitoring.
• Apply cloud-native architecture for scalable, resilient systems.
• Conduct system design reviews to ensure architectural alignment.
• Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate problems into technical requirements.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Java programming

Full SDLC leadership

Platform engineering

AI/ML integration

Design reviews

Mentoring & leadership

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/Software Eng

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Automation tooling

Job description

Walmart's engineering team in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities, infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software lifecycle, apply cloud-native design, and mentor teams to deliver high-quality, data-driven solutions that boost productivity and innovation.

The role emphasizes collaboration across functions, system design reviews, and ongoing process improvements to meet Walmart's strategic technology goals and