Staff Platform Engineer: Cloud-Native, AI, & Reliability

Walmart Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock

Bonus program

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role drives the full software lifecycle with cloud-native architecture and strong technical judgment.

You will mentor engineers, promote engineering excellence, conduct design reviews, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable software aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities: coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient systems.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and align with best practices.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and intelligent automation features.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Containers

CI/CD

System design reviews

API design

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

Walmart Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role drives the full software lifecycle with cloud-native architecture and strong technical judgment.

You will mentor engineers, promote engineering excellence, conduct design reviews, and collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable software aligned with business goals.