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Summary...\nWhat you'll do...\nPlatform Engineering Execution:Delivers platform capabilities within a sub-organization or technical area, including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks (for example, CI/CD, SDKs, model runtimes, feature stores).\nAligns development efforts with roadmap milestones and domain priorities to ensure cohesive execution.\nApplies cloud-native architecture principles (for example, microservices, containers, automation) to achieve scalability, resilience, and agility across systems.\nSoftware Development & Lifecycle Ownership:\nDrives the full software development lifecycle: coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, observability, monitoring, and maintenance.\nLeads infrastructure and tooling development to accelerate engineering productivity, enhance developer experience, and support platform goals.\nConducts system design reviews to validate feasibility, ensure quality, and confirm alignment with project goals and architectural best practices.\nAI/ML Integration & Product Development:\nBuilds AI-driven applications and intelligent automation features using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++.\nIntegrates AI agents and ML components that support multi-step reasoning and automation using platforms like GitHub Copilot.\nApplies design patterns and principles to ensure solutions are secure, maintainable, modular, and scalable.\nTechnical Leadership & Mentorship:\nMentors engineers and junior leaders across teams, fostering technical growth, psychological safety, and continuous learning.\nInfluences architectural and technical decisions, advocating for standardization, reusability, and long-term sustainability.\nEnables team members through delegation, documentation, developer tool selection, and design guidance.\nCustomer/Associate Problem Definition & Metrics:\nEngages product and business stakeholders to identify and refine complex user problems, converting them into actionable technical requirements.\nBreaks down work into well-scoped, actionable units ready for engineering execution.\nUses data-driven engineering practices to define and track success metrics, optimize development processes, and maintain engineering excellence.\nEngineering Excellence:\nContributes to API design and software prototyping to validate technical solutions and gather early feedback.\nFacilitates correction-of-error review processes to continuously improve code quality and reduce defect recurrence.\nStays current with industry trends and contributes to engineering thought leadership through documentation, tool evaluations, and internal knowledge sharing.\nTechnical Ownership:\nDemonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives.\nTakes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion.\nTechnical Judgment:\nApplies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals.\nChange Agility:\nAdapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context.\nAnticipates the downstream effects of technical choices and integrates feedback to improve outcomes.\nCollaboration:\nWorks effectively across teams, openly shares knowledge, and communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nInnovation & Continuous Improvement:\nProactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.\nEncourages experimentation and learning to drive ongoing improvement.\nDrives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.\nProvides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and promoting a belonging mindset in workplace.\nPromotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.\nEnsures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.\nRespect the Individual: Demonstrates and encourages respect for all; builds a high-performing team; seeks, and embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas and experiences; creates a workplace where all associates feel seen, supported and connected through culture of belonging so associates thrive and perform; drives a positive associate and customer/member experience for all; identifies, attracts, and retains the best team members.\nRespect the Individual: Creates a discipline and focus around developing talent, through feedback, coaching, mentoring, and developmental opportunities; promotes an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work; empowers associates and partners to act in the best interest of the customer/member and company; and regularly recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.\nRespect the Individual: Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; works collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates and listens attentively, with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspire commitment and action.\nAct with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics and compliance; models the Walmart values and leads by example to foster our culture; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).\nAct with Integrity: Follows the law, our code of conduct and company policies, and sets expectations for others to do the same; promotes an environment where associates feel comfortable sharing concerns and reinforces our culture of non-retaliation; listens to concerns raised by associates. takes action and encourages others to do the same; holds self and others accountable for achieving results in a way that is consistent with our values.\nAct with Integrity: Acts as an altruistic servant leader and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.\nServe our Customers and Members: Delivers expected business results while putting the customer/member first and consistently applying an omni-merchant mindset and acts with an Every Day Low-Cost mindset to drive value and Every Day Low Prices for customers/members.\nServe our Customers and Members: Adopts a holistic perspective that considers data, analytics, customer/member insights, and different parts of the business when making plans and shaping the team’s strategy.\nStrive for Excellence: Consistently raises the bar and seeks to improve; demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; seeks feedback, asks thoughtful questions, fosters an environment that supports learning, innovation, and learning from mistakes, and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibits resilience in the face of setbacks.\nStrive for Excellence: Seeks and implements continuous improvements and encourages the team to leverage new digital tools and ways of working.\nAt 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.\nYou 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.\nFor information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.\nLive 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. \nEligibility 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. \nFor information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.\nThe annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00\nAdditional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.\nAdditional compensation for certain positions may also include : \n- Stock\nㅤ\nㅤ\nㅤ\nㅤ\n\nMinimum Qualifications...\nOutlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.\nOption 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.\nPreferred Qualifications...\nOutlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.\nMaster’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...\n1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of AmericaWalmart 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. 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