Distinguished, Software Engineer Job at Walmart in Sunnyvale

Overview Position Summary... The Enterprise Safety and Security team under Global Governance at Walmart plays a critical role in safeguarding the world’s largest retail ecosystem. Operating at the intersection of innovation and security, our team is responsible for designing and delivering platforms that enforce compliance, ensure secure access, building highly impactful and scalable solutions. We partner closely with business, product, and technology teams to embed security into every layer of Walmart’s digital operations—proactively addressing vulnerabilities, aligning with evolving regulations, and enabling the business to scale confidently and securely. The team is actively exploring and applying cutting-edge Generative AI and agentic technologies to drive automation, intelligent risk mitigation, and adaptive security frameworks across the enterprise. What you’ll do: As a Distinguished Software Engineer , you will play a pivotal role in architecting and delivering scalable, intelligent platform solutions that enable innovation across our business. You will drive the technical vision and execution of enterprise-grade platforms while also leading the integration of advanced AI/ML and agentic capabilities to power next-generation user experiences. This role demands a rare blend of deep technical expertise, hands-on engineering excellence, and strategic leadership. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams—engineering, product, UX, data science, and business—to build resilient systems that are performant, secure, observable, and AI-ready. Your work will directly impact how we serve millions of customers and associates at Walmart and deliver measurable value at scale. Lead Security Risk Management Platform Architecture & Delivery Architect cloud-native, scalable platforms and backend systems using technologies such as Java , Scala , Kafka , and Spring Boot . Engineer AI-Ready Systems Design and evolve platforms that enable integration of agentic systems , LLMs , and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines. Build Developer Productivity Tools Implement reusable frameworks, APIs, and services to accelerate development, enforce engineering best practices, and abstract AI/ML complexity. Drive Innovation in Agentic AI Design and deploy AI-enhanced experiences and intelligent automation agents using frameworks like LangChain , LangGraph , vector databases (e.g., FAISS/Milvus), and transformer-based models (e.g., GPT, BERT). Mentor & Inspire Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers across the organization; foster a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability. Ensure Operational Excellence Lead performance optimization, production readiness, CI/CD, observability (Grafana, ELK, etc.), and secure deployment on cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS). Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Product, UX, MLOps, and Data Science to shape roadmap decisions, influence technical direction, and deliver enterprise-wide capabilities. What you’ll bring: 15+ years of software engineering experience, including platform and AI/ML system design Proven leadership delivering large-scale distributed systems and enterprise platforms Strong hands-on expertise in: Java, Scala, Spring Boot React, React Native (for full-stack collaboration) Kafka , message queues, event-driven architecture Cloud platforms : Azure, GCP, or AWS CI/CD , observability, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes) Proficiency with: AI/ML tools : LLMs, vector search, agent-based architectures, open-source AI frameworks Data engineering : schema design, pipelines, batch/stream processing Deep understanding of system design , API governance , and security Ability to influence technical vision , platform standards , and engineering best practices Strong communication and leadership presence to align across engineering and business teams About Walmart Global Tech Walmart Global Tech is a software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and professional services organization within Walmart that focuses on innovative technology to support the world’s leading retailer. We emphasize people-led and tech-empowered growth and offer opportunities across different career stages. Roles span from entry opportunities to senior leadership tracks. Primary Location 840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America #J-18808-Ljbffr