(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What youll do...

Role summary:
Join Walmart as a Distinguished Software Engineer leading the design and development of scalable reliable software solutions aligned with business objectives. This role involves analyzing complex requirements driving architectural decisions and guiding teams through agile methodologies to deliver high-quality maintainable code. The successful candidate will champion operational excellence mentor peers and innovate across cloud-native platforms while ensuring security and performance standards. By collaborating cross-functionally this position supports continuous improvement and the advancement of Walmarts technology landscape to meet evolving customer and business needs.
About the team:
The People Technology team at Walmart builds and enhances people-focused technology impacting millions of associates worldwide. The Apps Analytics and AI team powers scalable platforms for AI Agents enterprise insights and application journeys across People Tech including the Me@ platform Walmarts flagship associate experience app. The team also advances the People Data Platform delivering secure governed data foundations for analytics AI and automation. By combining modern data architecture AI/ML and platform engineering the team delivers intelligent scalable solutions that enhance associate experiences and drive operational excellence.


What youll do: Lead technical strategy and architecture across the AAA Platform aligning solutions to business priorities and MVP goals. Drive cross-domain alignment within People Tech and across Enterprise Technology (Me@ Data Platform Security Infrastructure) to ensure scalable interoperable platforms. Design secure reliable and extensible architectures meeting functional and nonfunctional requirements. Ensure high-quality engineering through strong coding standards testing strategy CI/CD excellence and observability. Mentor leaders and engineers foster innovation and drive adoption of modern engineering and AI best practices.
What youll bring: Extensive experience in software architecture distributed systems and scalable platform design. Proficiency in analyzing and scoping complex requirements aligned with business objectives. Strong knowledge of coding standards multiple programming languages and modern development frameworks. Expertise in designing modular extensible and maintainable software solutions. Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams fostering continuous learning and innovation. Skilled in driving CI/CD pipelines telemetry and operational due diligence for reliable deployments. Adept at root cause analysis defect management and improving application performance and security.
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 Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors 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 .
The annual salary range for this position is $130000.00 - $260000.00 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: Bachelors 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.

Masters 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 Walmarts 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.