Staff, Software Engineer

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What you'll do...

Role summary:
The (USA) 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, influencing architectural decisions, and collaborating across teams to ensure high-quality, maintainable solutions. A strong focus on continuous improvement, data-driven practices, and technical ownership supports the achievement of business objectives and engineering excellence.
About the team:
The Advertising Business Systems (ABS) team, part of the Advertising Technology group, delivers scalable platforms supporting Advertisers, Agencies, Partners, and Internal stakeholders. The team focuses on areas such as Lead Generation, CRM, Onboarding, Business Management, Media Planning, Order Management, Billing, Insights, Gen AI capabilities, and Third Party Tools. ABS builds intelligent solutions that streamline advertiser interactions and improve operational efficiency. By aligning technology with business goals, the team drives ad revenue growth and expands platform capabilities beyond Walmart Connect, fostering innovation and trusted partnerships within Walmart’s advertising ecosystem.
What you'll do:

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and machine learning frameworks aligned with roadmap 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.
• Conduct system design reviews to validate quality and alignment with architectural standards.
• Build AI-driven applications and integrate machine learning components to enhance automation.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex problems into actionable technical requirements.
• Utilize data-driven approaches to define success metrics and optimize development processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance tools, processes, and product quality.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience in software development, including coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance within cloud-native architectures.
• Strong proficiency in API design, software prototyping, and applying software design patterns to build scalable, modular, and maintainable solutions.
• Expertise in platform engineering, including infrastructure, tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to enhance engineering productivity.
• Ability to integrate AI/ML components and develop intelligent automation features using languages such as JavaScript, Python, Java, or C++.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring skills, and effective collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Data-driven decision-making skills to define metrics, optimize processes, and ensure engineering excellence.
• Adaptability to evolving technologies and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
  We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
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