Staff Software Engineer: Global Cross-Border Platform Architect

Walmart Global Tech; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Paid parental leave

PTO

Health plans

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as the technical backbone of our cross-border commerce platform. You will design cross-service architectures, set engineering standards, and translate complex business challenges into scalable systems that power international trade at scale.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive a high-performance culture, and collaborate with product and leadership to align roadmaps with feasibility, reliability, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of software engineering experience (or 6 years as an alternative).
• Master’s degree and WCAG accessibility knowledge (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-service architecture and system design for cross-border platforms.
• Set and enforce coding standards, testing practices, and API design principles.
• Assess roadmap feasibility and guide build-vs-buy-vs-partner decisions with PMs.
• Own production readiness, SLOs/SLAs, and observability across services.
• Mentor senior engineers and drive high-performance engineering culture.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Commerce domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/related

Master's degree in CS/CE (preferred)

Tools

Kubernetes

GCP

Azure

Job description

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to serve as the technical backbone of our cross-border commerce platform. You will design cross-service architectures, set engineering standards, and translate complex business challenges into scalable systems that power international trade at scale.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive a high-performance culture, and collaborate with product and leadership to align roadmaps with feasibility, reliability, and production readiness.