Staff, Software Engineer - Android/IOS

Walmart Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; 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 Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with strong engineering fundamentals and mobile experience to deliver across mobile, backend, and web platforms.

You will leverage AI-powered tools to understand unfamiliar code, accelerate delivery, and improve quality, contributing beyond mobile frontend on backend services and APIs as needed. The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and curiosity while supporting shopping, payments, and store workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field with 4+ years software engineering experience.
• 6 years’ software engineering experience in related area.
• Experience with mobile platforms and APIs.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality experiences across mobile, backend, and web platforms.
• Use AI-powered developer tools to understand unfamiliar areas, accelerate delivery, improve testing, and raise code quality.
• Contribute beyond mobile frontend by working on backend services, APIs, Order Lifecycle systems, and web frontend when needed.
• Apply strong engineering fundamentals to solve problems across the full product stack.
• Deliver scalable features for shopping, account management, orders, payments, tax-exempt, and store workflows.
• Partner with Product, UX, platform, AI, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, observability, experimentation, and production support.

Skills

Mobile development

Full-stack mindset

Android development

iOS development

APIs

AI-assisted development

Software design fundamentals

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Kotlin

Jetpack

Android

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area

Tools

Kotlin

Jetpack

Android

REST APIs

Job description

Position Summary

Position Summary... What you'll do... We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer with strong engineering fundamentals, mobile experience, and a full-stack mindset. This role is not limited to mobile frontend work. As AI-powered development becomes part of our engineering workflow, we expect engineers to use AI tools effectively to understand unfamiliar codebases, contribute across platforms, improve productivity, and deliver high-quality software across mobile, backend, and web experiences. The ideal candidate has strong problem-solving skills, understands core software design concepts, and is eager to learn new technologies. Experience with iOS or Android, backend services, APIs, and AI-assisted development is highly valuable.

About the team

Our team develops the Walmart Business mobile app, delivering native Android and iOS experiences for business and enterprise customers. We focus on shopping, account management, payments, orders, store capabilities, personalization, and AI-powered assistance. Collaborating closely with Product, UX, Store Operations, Identity, Payments, Search, Marketing, and AI platform teams, we deliver scalable and reliable customer experiences. The team values ownership, strong engineering fundamentals, collaboration, and curiosity. Mobile engineers contribute beyond mobile, engaging in backend and web development while leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and delivery quality.

What you'll do

• Build high-quality customer experiences across mobile, backend, and web platforms.
• Use AI-powered developer tools to understand unfamiliar areas, accelerate delivery, improve testing, and raise code quality.
• Contribute beyond mobile frontend by working on backend services, APIs, Order Lifecycle workflows, and web frontend when needed.
• Apply strong engineering fundamentals to solve problems across the full product stack.
• Deliver scalable features for shopping, account management, orders, payments, tax-exempt, and store workflows.
• Partner with Product, UX, platform, AI, and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, observability, experimentation, and production support.

What you'll bring

• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, data structures, API integration, testing, debugging, and production-quality delivery.
• Hands-on mobile development experience, preferably with Android, Kotlin, Jetpack, app architecture, performance, and testing.
• Ability to use AI-powered developer tools to understand codebases, accelerate development, improve quality, and contribute across unfamiliar platforms.
• Willingness to work beyond mobile frontend, including backend services, APIs, Order Lifecycle systems, and web frontend when needed.
• Familiarity with AI concepts such as LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings, vector search, and agentic workflows is a plus.
• Strong ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and ability to learn quickly.

Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00.

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

• Stock

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.
• Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

Minimum 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location

1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

About Walmart

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.