Staff Software Engineer: AI-Driven Platform Leader

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software lifecycle, apply cloud-native architecture, and mentor teams to deliver high-quality systems.

The BuyBox teams develop microservices for offer ranking and ML-driven optimization, emphasizing collaboration, data-driven decisions, and continuous innovation to support ecommerce and supply chain efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area.
• 4+ years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and scalable systems is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks.
• Lead full software lifecycle: coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles for scalable, resilient systems.
• Lead design reviews to ensure architectural alignment and quality.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions.
• Translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements and track success metrics.
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and products with innovation.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Containers

CI/CD

Python

JavaScript

C++

Mentorship

System design

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/SE

4+ years software engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

Job description

Walmart seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software lifecycle, apply cloud-native architecture, and mentor teams to deliver high-quality systems.

The BuyBox teams develop microservices for offer ranking and ML-driven optimization, emphasizing collaboration, data-driven decisions, and continuous innovation to support ecommerce and supply chain efficiency.