(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary

As a Distinguished Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems, ensuring architectural integrity and operational excellence. This role requires translating strategic objectives into system-level implementations while fostering collaboration across engineering teams.

You will champion best practices in software development, continuous integration, and reliability engineering, driving innovation and continuous improvement. By providing technical leadership and mentorship, you will enhance engineering quality and efficiency, supporting Walmart's commitment to delivering robust, maintainable solutions that meet business goals and customer needs.

What you'll do

• Lead design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and intelligent automation components.
• Set the technical vision and lead the implementation for Developer Platform initiatives.
• Own execution and architectural integrity for specific services, ensuring alignment with domain-level strategy and enterprise standards.
• Champion full software development lifecycle, including DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident prevention to maintain system reliability.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentorship, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and high-quality delivery.
• Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks, automate processes, and drive improvements to enhance engineering velocity and system performance.
• Collaborate across teams to communicate complex technical concepts and support business objectives with sound technical judgment.

What you'll bring

• Proven expertise in designing and developing scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered platforms.
• Strong technical leadership with experience owning system-level execution and delivering architectural integrity.
• Proven experience designing, building and operating developer platforms at scale.
• Deep knowledge of AI agents, platform design, and operational due diligence to ensure reliability and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead full software development lifecycle, including DevOps, CI/CD, and incident management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement and automation to reduce operational toil.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills to align cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Commitment to high standards in code quality, mentoring, and fostering engineering excellence.

Pay and 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.

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 $130,000.00 - $260,000.00

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, 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

2403 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America