Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our engineering organization and help design, build, and scale reliable software systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering excellence across multiple projects. What You’ll Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of large-scale software solutions.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering stakeholders to define technical strategy and roadmap.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and set standards for code quality, testing, and observability.
• Break down complex initiatives into clear technical plans and guide execution across teams.
• Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance.
• Drive best practices in CI/CD, automation, release management, and operational excellence.
• Influence cross-functional technical decisions and resolve architectural trade-offs.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term preventive improvements.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including building and operating production systems.
• Strong programming skills in one or more modern languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#).
• Proven experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native services.
• Deep understanding of software architecture patterns, data modeling, and system integration.
• Experience with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives across teams.
• Experience working in high-scale, high-availability environments.
• Familiarity with microservices, event-driven systems, and container orchestration.
• Experience with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing) and SRE principles.
• Exposure to security best practices and secure software development lifecycle.
• Prior experience in a Staff or Principal-level technical leadership role.
• Delivers impactful technical solutions that improve business and user outcomes.
• Raises engineering standards across code quality, architecture, and operational maturity.
• Enables teams to execute faster through thoughtful technical direction and mentorship.
• Identifies and addresses long-term technical risks before they become blockers.
• Hands-on, pragmatic, and collaborative.
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with day-to-day execution.
• Passionate about continuous improvement, learning, and building inclusive engineering culture.

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.
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11789: 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 :
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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...

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, 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.