About the team:
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 also 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 & DeliveryArchitect 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:
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 expert's 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.
Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
You 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.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live 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.
Eligibility 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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
Sunnyvale, California US-11349:The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00-$338,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050:The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00-$260,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’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, 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...805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America