Distinguished, Software Engineer

About the role

The Traffic Foundation team within Walmart's Global Technology Platform powers the critical infrastructure that connects Walmart applications to hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. These systems process millions of requests per second, scale seamlessly under extreme demand, and deliver the performance, security, and resiliency needed to accelerate and intelligently distribute traffic across Walmart's global ecosystem. As a Distinguished Software Engineer, you will shape the technical vision and architecture of Walmart's next-generation traffic systems. You will lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, solve complex engineering challenges, and ensure our platforms remain the fastest and most reliable in the industry. This role requires driving innovation, defining long-term strategy, and mentoring teams to deliver highly available, massively scalable, and elegantly engineered solutions that set new standards for performance and resilience.

What you'll do

• Define and drive the technical vision for Walmart's next-generation Traffic Foundation, shaping the long-term architecture and influencing the overall product and platform roadmap.
• Architect and guide large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring the design and delivery of highly available, massively scalable, and resilient distributed systems.
• Lead the discovery and design phases of complex projects, translating ambiguous problem domains into well-structured, high-level architectural strategies.
• Align business and technology objectives, ensuring that architectural decisions directly support Walmart's strategic priorities and customer experience.
• Champion innovation and best practices by driving technical strategy, establishing standards, and enabling teams to deliver with speed, security, and reliability.
• Influence executives and senior stakeholders, providing technical thought leadership, building consensus across teams, and resolving complex technology tradeoffs with clarity and authority.

What you'll bring

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong networking background.
• Proven expertise in building and managing distributed, high-availability server systems at scale, preferably in cloud environments (Azure or Google Cloud).
• Hands-on experience designing and operating high-performance, high-throughput servers.
• Strong programming expertise in Go, C, C++, or Java with a focus on systems and infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of networking principles, protocols, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse technical and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience writing technical documentation and presenting complex concepts.

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

• 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.
• 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.
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and experience following accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Benefits

• 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.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount 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.

Pay

• Sunnyvale, California: $169,000.00 - $338,000.00 annual salary range
• Bentonville, Arkansas: $130,000.00 - $260,000.00 annual salary range
• Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.

Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role.

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