(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions. This role involves analyzing complex requirements, driving architectural decisions, and guiding teams through the full software development lifecycle. The successful candidate will champion innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with business objectives. Collaboration across functions and mentorship of engineering talent are key components of this position, which supports Walmart's commitment to advancing technology and delivering exceptional value to customers.

About the team:

The Marketplace Post Purchase team develops and maintains essential capabilities that support sellers in managing critical post-purchase operations, including order shipment, returns, and refunds. The team ensures consistent, accurate, and real-time visibility throughout the order lifecycle for both US and international sellers. Focused on reliability, scalability, and cloud-native architecture, the team drives innovation and operational excellence. Collaboration and mentorship are key, enabling continuous improvement in platform design, software security, and problem-solving to deliver seamless post-purchase experiences aligned with business objectives and customer needs.

What you'll do...

• Analyze and scope requirements to align with business objectives, prioritizing features to deliver minimum viable products.
• Design scalable, modular software architectures ensuring reliability, security, and performance across distributed systems.
• Develop maintainable, testable code adhering to coding standards and optimize application functionality and security.
• Lead testing strategies, including automation and root cause analysis, to ensure comprehensive coverage and defect resolution.
• Oversee continuous integration and deployment processes, monitoring program metrics to maintain system health and performance.
• Mentor teams, promote innovation, and guide technology assessments to enhance platform design and development.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in software architecture, distributed systems, and scalable cloud-native solutions.
• Proven expertise in AI agents, platform design, and operational due diligence to ensure reliability and performance.
• Strong proficiency in coding standards, multiple programming languages, and secure software development practices.
• Ability to analyze and translate complex requirements into modular, maintainable designs aligned with business objectives.
• Skilled in driving continuous integration, deployment pipelines, and telemetry for production environments.
• Demonstrated mentorship capabilities fostering team growth and innovation.
• Adept at problem solving, technology assessment, and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

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 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2: 8 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 or related field and 5 years'' experience in software engineering or related field

Primary Location...

1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, 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. Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions. This role involves analyzing complex requirements, driving architectural decisions, and guiding teams through the full software development lifecycle. The successful candidate will champion innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with business objectives. Collaboration across functions and mentorship of engineering talent are key components of this position, which supports Walmart's commitment to advancing technology and delivering exceptional value to customers. About the team: The Marketplace Post Purchase team develops and maintains essential capabilities that support sellers in managing critical post-purchase operations, including order shipment, returns, and refunds. The team ensures consistent, accurate, and real-time visibility throughout the order lifecycle for both US and international sellers. Focused on reliability, scalability, and cloud-native architecture, the team drives innovation and operational excellence. Collaboration and mentorship are key, enabling continuous improvement in platform design, software security, and problem-solving to deliver seamless post-purchase experiences aligned with business objectives and customer needs.