Staff Software Engineer, AI Platform & Cloud-Native Scale

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Stock purchase

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead development of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software lifecycle, apply cloud-native architecture, and provide technical leadership across teams to translate business needs into actionable solutions.

The team builds an enterprise-scale AI platform for more than two million Walmart associates, focusing on agent orchestration, tool execution, personalization, and

Qualifications

• Option 1: 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.
• Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural best practices.
• Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components to support automation and intelligent features.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate across teams to define technical requirements and optimize development processes using data-driven practices.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

CI/CD

API design

Technical leadership

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS / CE / IS

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead development of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software lifecycle, apply cloud-native architecture, and provide technical leadership across teams to translate business needs into actionable solutions.

The team builds an enterprise-scale AI platform for more than two million Walmart associates, focusing on agent orchestration, tool execution, personalization, and