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# (USA) Staff, Software Engineer

- **Company:** Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $143,000.0 - $286,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Web Accessibility, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Engineering, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Stores, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Software Security, Caching, Backend, Fastapi, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Asynchronous Programming, Api Design, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3354596119&tx=KK7373FFQ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Deep expertise in Python backend engineering , including FastAPI, asynchronous programming, APIs, microservices, and production-grade distributed systems.
 * Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, cloud-native architectures , CI/CD, and scalable infrastructure.
 * Proven ability to design highly available, fault-tolerant, event-driven systems using messaging, caching, and modern data stores.
 * Hands-on experience building GenAI/AI platforms , agent backends, LLM integrations, orchestration, retrieval, and streaming services.
 * Strong knowledge of API security, observability, performance optimization, testing, and reliability engineering .
 * Staff-level technical leadership, including architecture decisions, design reviews, engineering standards, and mentorship.
 * Ability to partner across engineering, ML, data science, and product teams., 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 Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 3 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 2- Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and 1 years' experience in an analytics related field. Option 3 - 5 years' experience in an analytics or related field.

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.

## Description

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and development of scalable backend and AI platform capabilities powering GenAI, AI agents, intelligent automation, analytics, and decision science across eCommerce. This role will build production-grade APIs, microservices, distributed systems, orchestration services, and cloud-native infrastructure using Python, FastAPI, Kubernetes, Docker, and GCP. The engineer will establish reusable patterns and engineering standards for reliability, security, performance, and scalability. As a senior technical leader, they will drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and partner with data science, ML, product, and engineering teams to accelerate production-ready AI innovation at Walmart scale., * Architect and deliver scalable backend and AI platform capabilities supporting GenAI, AI agents, analytics, experimentation, and intelligent automation.

 * Build production-grade APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and orchestration services using Python, FastAPI, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native technologies.
 * Design resilient event-driven architectures , asynchronous services, and integrations for high-scale workloads.
 * Drive the full software lifecycle, including design, development, testing, CI/CD, deployment, observability, and reliability.
 * Establish standards for API design, security, performance, and distributed systems .
 * Lead architecture reviews, mentor engineers, and influence technical direction.
 * Partner with engineering, data science, ML, and product teams to productionize AI solutions at Walmart scale.


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