Staff Software Engineer — Cloud-Native Platform & AI

Walmart Inc.; 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 and PTO

Job summary

Walmart Inc. is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks.

You will guide the full software lifecycle, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with architectural standards and business goals. The role emphasizes cloud-native practices, data-driven improvements, and collaboration across teams to enhance engineering productivity and customer-focused

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field with 4+ years in software engineering.
• Alternatively, 6 years of software engineering experience.
• Solid experience with cloud-native architectures and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient systems.
• Lead full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and automation features using multiple languages.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

CI/CD

API design

JavaScript

Python

Java

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

4+ years software engineering experience

6 years software engineering experience

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Walmart Inc. is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in Sunnyvale to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks.

You will guide the full software lifecycle, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with architectural standards and business goals. The role emphasizes cloud-native practices, data-driven improvements, and collaboration across teams to enhance engineering productivity and customer-focused