(USA) Staff, Software Engineer (Front End)

Walmart Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities and drive cloud-native, AI/ML integrated solutions.

You will mentor teams, define frontend architecture, and collaborate across Product, UX, backend, and data teams to deliver high-quality software that enhances developer productivity and customer experiences. The role emphasizes engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement with a focus on scalable web experiences and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering or related field with 4+ years in software engineering.
• Alternate: 6 years in software engineering in lieu of degree.
• Experience designing frontend/backend integration patterns and API contracts.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion front-end architecture for scalable, maintainable web systems.
• Build high-quality web experiences with React, TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS.
• Shape cross-team strategy and translate business problems into scalable solutions.
• Lead architecture reviews and mentor engineers across levels.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS

Frontend architecture

REST API design

GraphQL

CI/CD

Web performance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

Node.js

GCP

Azure

Design systems

Micro-frontends / module federation

Job description

Position Summary

Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: As a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving the full software development lifecycle with a focus on cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across functions to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions. This role demands a commitment to engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement, ensuring high-quality, maintainable software that supports Walmart’s strategic objectives and enhances developer productivity and customer experience.

About the team

The Walmart Business (B2B) group delivers innovative solutions that empower organizations to meet their goals by leveraging Walmart’s extensive resources, including fulfillment centers, stores, merchants, and technology. The team focuses on building scalable, reliable software to enhance purchasing, onboarding, marketing, support, and operations. Emphasizing collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement, the team ensures high-quality delivery aligned with business objectives and customer needs. This dynamic environment encourages innovation and impactful contributions across multiple disciplines, fostering growth and advancing Walmart’s expanding B2B capabilities.

What you'll do

Define and champion front-end architecture — architect scalable, maintainable, and resilient web systems for complex, high-traffic customer experiences; drive pragmatic technical decisions balancing performance, scalability, delivery speed, and long-term maintainability. Build high-quality web experiences — design and develop performant, accessible, and responsive applications using React, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS; set the quality bar for reliability, consistency, and customer impact. Shape cross-team technical strategy — partner with Product, UX, backend, platform, and data engineering teams to translate ambiguous business problems into scalable solutions and drive alignment on technical direction and investments. Set and evolve engineering standards — establish and drive best practices for component architecture, state management, API integration, testing, observability, performance, accessibility, and code quality across multiple teams. Design for retail scale and innovation — build reliable, experimentation-ready experiences for high traffic and complex customer journeys; evaluate emerging technologies, prototype solutions, and identify technical risks early. Provide organization-level technical leadership — lead architecture and design reviews, mentor engineers across levels, influence decisions beyond your immediate team, and raise the engineering bar across the frontend community. Own end-to-end delivery — guide complex features from discovery and technical design through development, testing, deployment, observability, and production support.

What you'll bring

8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives and driving architecture and technical direction across multiple teams. Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS, with strong knowledge of modern frontend development and rendering patterns. Strong front-end architecture and system design skills, including component architecture, state management, caching, rendering strategies, bundle optimization, frontend modularization, and scalability for high-traffic applications. Strong experience designing frontend/backend integration patterns and API contracts using REST; GraphQL design and consumption experience is a plus. Deep understanding of web performance, browser behavior, accessibility, web security, responsive design, and engineering quality practices including unit, integration, and E2E testing, CI/CD, observability, debugging, and production support. Proven technical leadership with the ability to drive architectural decisions, make sound tradeoffs under uncertainty, mentor engineers, influence without direct authority, and communicate technical strategy to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with Node.js, cloud-native platforms (GCP, Azure), experimentation/A/B testing, design systems, micro-frontends/module federation, or AI-powered web experiences is a plus.

Benefits

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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 benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

Salary and Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Stock

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

1375 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. 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.