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Position Summary... What you ll do... Role summary: Walmart is seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. This role requires technical leadership in executing complex services with architectural integrity and operational excellence. The successful candidate will drive continuous improvement, mentor engineering teams, and ensure high-quality delivery across the software development lifecycle. Collaboration across teams and strategic decision-making are essential to align technology solutions with business objectives. This position demands a commitment to innovation, reliability, and maintaining enterprise standards to support Walmart’s evolving technology landscape. About the team: At Walmart Global Tech, the Marketplace Engineering team pioneers innovation in global commerce by supporting a rapidly expanding eCommerce platform. This team empowers thousands of sellers to efficiently manage digital storefronts, optimizing product listings, pricing, and inventory. They deliver seamless pre- and post-order experiences through intelligent, resilient systems. Utilizing real-time data and integrating with partner platforms across Walmart’s ecosystem, the team ensures exceptional customer experiences. Focused on scalable, reliable solutions, they collaborate across functions to advance technology roadmaps and support sustained business growth. What you'll do: Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems and intelligent automation solutions. Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity and reliability. Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions. Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services. Mentor engineers across teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and high standards. Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, automating processes to improve engineering velocity. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals. What you'll bring: Proven expertise in designing and building scalable, cloud-native software systems with AI integration. Strong technical leadership skills, including architectural decision-making and system-level execution. Deep knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD practices, and ensuring system observability, resilience, and performance. Ability to drive operational excellence through code reviews, incident analysis, and continuous improvement. Exceptional problem-solving skills with a focus on reliability engineering and scalability. Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of high standards and innovation. Effective collaboration and communication across cross-functional teams and stakeholders. 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 one.walmart.com . 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 . Sunnyvale, California US-11656: The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00 Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00 - $312,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ 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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 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 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.

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Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems and intelligent automation solutions.
Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity and reliability.
Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.
Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
Mentor engineers across teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and high standards.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, automating processes to improve engineering velocity.
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
Proven expertise in designing and building scalable, cloud-native software systems with AI integration.
Strong technical leadership skills, including architectural decision-making and system-level execution.
Deep knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD practices, and ensuring system observability, resilience, and performance.
Ability to drive operational excellence through code reviews, incident analysis, and continuous improvement.
Exceptional problem-solving skills with a focus on reliability engineering and scalability.
Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of high standards and innovation.
Effective collaboration and communication across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
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 .
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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.
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Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

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