Staff Platform Engineer – Cloud-Native & AI/ML

Walmart Connect; 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 is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to drive scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will lead the full software lifecycle, mentor teams, and influence architectural decisions across Walmart Connect.

You will collaborate with product, data science, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-performance, resilient systems, emphasizing engineering excellence and cross-functional communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/related field required.
• 4+ years software engineering experience required.
• 6 years software engineering experience required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks.
• Lead full software development lifecycle: coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture to build scalable, resilient systems.
• Lead system design reviews to ensure architectural alignment.
• Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate problems into requirements.
• Define and track data-driven success metrics and improve processes.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Containers

Automation

Software design patterns

API design

Full software lifecycle

CI/CD deployment

Observability

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/related field

4+ years software engineering experience

6 years software engineering experience

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to drive scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will lead the full software lifecycle, mentor teams, and influence architectural decisions across Walmart Connect.

You will collaborate with product, data science, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-performance, resilient systems, emphasizing engineering excellence and cross-functional communication.