Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role involves driving the full software lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and ensuring technical excellence through design reviews and mentorship. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to translate complex problems into actionable solutions, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement. This position requires strong technical judgment, adaptability, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, maintainable software aligned with business objectives. About the team: The Walmart Translation Platform team develops an advanced translation solution leveraging neural networks to achieve exceptional accuracy and fluency. The team addresses large-scale data challenges using cutting-edge algorithms in information retrieval, machine learning, and ranking to deliver a high-availability, low-latency service that directly supports business objectives. Team members apply cloud-native architecture principles and software design patterns to build scalable, resilient systems. Collaboration drives innovation, with a focus on continuous improvement, technical excellence, and data-driven decision-making to enhance platform capabilities and overall engineering productivity. What you'll do: • Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities. • Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems. • Lead full software development lifecycle activities including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance. • Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural best practices. • Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components to enhance automation and intelligence. • Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing. • Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics using data-driven practices. • Drive continuous improvement by evaluating tools, processes, and code quality to optimize outcomes. What you'll bring: • Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems. • Strong experience in software development lifecycle management, encompassing coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance. • Proficiency in API design, software prototyping, and applying software design patterns for secure, modular, and maintainable solutions. • Ability to lead technical design reviews and remedial actions to uphold quality and alignment with architectural standards. • Skilled in DevOps engineering practices to enhance infrastructure, tooling, and developer productivity. • Data-driven decision-making capabilities to define metrics and optimize engineering processes. • Demonstrated mentorship and leadership fostering technical growth and collaboration across teams. 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 . 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 : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ 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... 680 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4834, 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.