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As a Staff Android Engineer, you will lead the architecture, development, and evolution of scalable Android applications and shared platform capabilities that impact millions of users daily. You'll work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, customer-first mobile experiences at scale, shaping the future of retail technology.\nWhat you'll do: \nLead the design and development of complex Android applications and shared mobile platform components (SDKs, libraries, tooling).\nDefine and drive modern Android architecture standards (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, MVVM/MVI, modularization).\nEnsure scalable, maintainable, and testable code through strong design patterns and best practices. Optimize app performance, reliability, and scalability (startup time, ANRs, crash-free sessions).\nOwn large, ambiguous initiatives from concept to production, establishing long-term Android technical strategy including modularization, CI/CD, build optimization, and observability.\nPartner with backend teams to design efficient mobile APIs and offline-first solutions.\nLead the full development lifecycle: architecture, coding, testing, CI/CD, release management, monitoring, and maintenance.\nChampion automated testing, code quality standards, and secure mobile development practices. Implement strong observability practices (crash analytics, performance monitoring).\nIntegrate AI/ML capabilities into Android apps (on-device and cloud-powered solutions) to deliver intelligent, personalized, and automation-driven mobile experiences, ensuring privacy, security, and performance best practices in AI-enabled features.\nMentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across Android teams.\nLead design reviews and influence technical decisions across mobile, backend, and product teams.\nTranslate complex business problems into scalable technical solutions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nWhat you'll bring: \n8 -10 years of software engineering experience with strong Android development expertise.\nDeep proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android frameworks (Jetpack Compose preferred).\nStrong experience with mobile architecture patterns, modularization, and large-scale app development.\nExperience developing and testingServer-sideAPIs for mobile and web clients using Node.js, Rust, Go, etc. GQL experience is a plus.\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines, Gradle optimization, and mobile observability tools.\nSolid understanding of API design, performance tuning, and secure mobile development.\nProven track record of technical leadership and cross-team influence.\nWhat Success Looks Like: \nHigh-quality Android applications with measurable improvements in performance and reliability.\nScalable, reusable mobile platform components adopted across teams.\nIncreased engineering velocity through tooling, standards, and automation.\nStrong mentorship and elevated engineering standards across the organization.\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...\n1395 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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