Hybrid Distinguished Software Engineer

at Walmart

• Job title: Distinguished Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $130,000 - $312,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Distributed Systems
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bellevue, United States

About the role

• Distinguished Software Engineer leading design and development of software solutions at Walmart. Analyzing requirements and guiding teams for high-quality product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and scope requirements to align with business objectives, prioritizing features to deliver minimum viable products.
• Design scalable, modular software architectures ensuring performance, reliability, and security across distributed systems.
• Develop clean, maintainable code following industry standards and optimize applications for usability and cost efficiency.
• Lead testing strategies, including test case development and execution, to ensure comprehensive coverage and defect resolution.
• Manage continuous integration and deployment pipelines, monitoring program metrics to maintain application health.
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify and resolve defects, enhancing product functionality and security.
• Guide teams on technical decisions, fostering innovation and adherence to best practices.

Requirements

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Extensive experience in software development with proficiency in full stack development and cloud-native computing.
• Strong knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and tools.
• Proven ability to design scalable, modular, and secure software architectures aligned with business objectives.
• Skilled in coding standards, multiple programming languages, and frameworks to deliver maintainable, testable code.
• Experience driving testing strategies, root cause analysis, and defect management to ensure high-quality software.

Benefits

• 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.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.