Staff, Software Engineer - Back End

Role summary:

The Staff, Software Engineer plays a critical role in delivering scalable platform capabilities and driving the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance. This position leads technical execution aligned with strategic roadmaps, applies cloud-native architecture principles, and integrates AI/ML components to enhance automation and product innovation. The role involves mentoring engineers, collaborating across teams, and ensuring high-quality solutions through rigorous design reviews and data-driven decision making. The engineer champions continuous improvement, technical ownership, and effective communication to support business objectives and engineering excellence.

About the team:

The Unified Recommendations Platform (URP) team develops a scalable, integrated platform enhancing recommendation systems across Walmart Ads. The team designs and implements cloud-native, distributed systems supporting real-time data processing and AI integration. Focused on technical excellence and innovation, URP delivers reliable, high-quality software solutions. Team members collaborate to shape platform architecture and advance core capabilities. Joining URP offers the opportunity to influence platform evolution and contribute impactful engineering solutions that serve millions of users across the organization, applying skills in design reviews, API design, DevOps, and data-driven decision making.

What you'll do:

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems.
• Lead system design reviews to validate quality and alignment with architectural best practices.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating ML components and intelligent automation features.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics.
• Continuously improve processes, tools, and products through innovation and feedback integration.

What you'll bring:

• 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.
• Strong expertise in cloud-native architecture principles such as microservices, containers, and automation.
• Proficiency in conducting system design reviews and applying software design patterns to ensure scalable, secure solutions.
• Demonstrated ability in API design, software prototyping, and DevOps engineering practices.
• Skilled in data-driven decision making to define success metrics and optimize engineering processes.
• Experience integrating AI/ML components and building intelligent automation features.
• Effective technical leadership and mentorship capabilities to foster team growth and collaboration.

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.

Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00

Hoboken, New Jersey US-10649: The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock