(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart Global Tech; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

Company-paid life insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Bentonville, AR to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, applying cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration to improve engineering productivity and system resilience.

You will mentor engineers, drive end-to-end software lifecycle, and collaborate across teams to align with business goals and standards. The role emphasizes engineering excellence and data-driven improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/CE/related field.
• 4+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks.
• Lead full software development lifecycle from coding to deployment and maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native principles to ensure scalable, resilient systems.
• Lead design reviews ensuring alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions.
• Collaborate across teams to translate problems into technical requirements.
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and products with data-driven practices.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Containers

Automation

Software design patterns

API design

Platform development

JAVA

React

GraphQL

BigQuery

CI/CD

Observability

Leadership / mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Master's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Jira

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Position Summary

Position Summary...

What you'll do (role summary)

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving the full software development lifecycle from coding to deployment and maintenance. You will apply cloud-native architecture principles and integrate AI/ML technologies to build innovative solutions that enhance engineering productivity and system resilience. This role requires strong technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business goals and architectural standards. You will champion engineering excellence through data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, and effective problem-solving in a dynamic environment.

Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this position

About the team

The Data Ventures team advances supplier-facing analytics by integrating data engineering, product intelligence, and supplier experience. They develop a centralized, role-aware intelligence platform delivering real-time insights into key business metrics. Their solutions enable dynamic, self-serve analytics and replace offline workflows with AI-driven forecasting and recommendations. Focused on scalable data products, the team directly impacts supplier health and supply chain performance. This collaborative environment emphasizes innovation, technical excellence, and delivering actionable insights that empower suppliers to make informed decisions efficiently.

What you'll do

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap 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.
• Lead system design reviews to validate quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components for automation and multi-step reasoning.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define user problems and translate them into actionable technical requirements.
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and products through innovation and data-driven practices.

What you'll bring

• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to build scalable and resilient systems.
• Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and platform development to deliver maintainable and modular solutions.
• Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding using JAVA, React, GraphQL and BigQuery, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
• Ability to conduct system design reviews ensuring alignment with architectural best practices and project goals.
• Skilled in mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Data-driven problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering high-quality, customer-centric software solutions.

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.

We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work

We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

• Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
• Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
• 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.
• Other benefits might be subject to specific plan terms.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

For Information About Benefits And Eligibility, See One.Walmart.

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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

2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of America

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.