(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

About the role

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role requires ownership of the full software lifecycle, from design through deployment and maintenance, applying cloud-native principles to enhance system resilience and agility. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across functions to translate complex requirements into effective solutions. Your expertise will drive innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence, ensuring alignment with business objectives and fostering a culture of high performance and accountability.

Immigration support is not available for this role.

About the team

At Walmart Connect, the AdTech Engineering team develops advanced platforms and AI-driven solutions integrating advertising, commerce, and data. The team tackles complex challenges such as automated media generation and next-generation AI systems to improve operations for advertisers, sellers, and internal partners. Utilizing extensive first-party data and an AI-first approach, the team pioneers intelligent agents and autonomous workflows that shape the future of retail advertising. Engineers contribute to impactful products that drive measurable outcomes, accelerate growth, and influence millions of customer journeys daily through innovative, scalable, and data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• 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 quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications integrating multi-step reasoning and automation features.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate across teams to define technical requirements and optimize development processes using data-driven practices.

Requirements

• 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 design patterns for secure, maintainable, and modular solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI/ML components and intelligent automation using languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Java.
• Skilled in conducting system design reviews and driving engineering excellence through data-driven decision making and remedial action.
• Effective technical leadership and mentorship capabilities, fostering continuous learning and collaboration across teams.

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

• 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.
• 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 supporting an inclusive culture.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.

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 specific plan or program terms.

Pay

Hoboken, New Jersey: The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00.

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

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.

Primary Location

221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America