Position Summary...
What you'll do...
As a Distinguished Architect - Omni Customer Experience Engineering (across Commerce Platforms teams - Discovery, Transactions and OmniServices) , you will lead the strategy, architecture, and design of cutting-edge Omni-channel commerce solutions that power seamless customer experiences across in-store, online, mobile, and emerging channels. You will be at the forefront of scalability, resilience, and performance, ensuring our microservices, cloud-native, and API-first approach meets the evolving needs of a global retail business. This role requires a visionary technology leader with deep experience in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, AI/ML-driven personalization, and event-driven architectures. You will be a partner with engineering, product, and business teams to drive innovation, establish best practices, and influence the technology roadmap at the enterprise level.
About the Team
The Omni Customer Experience Engineering team designs and delivers seamless commerce solutions across in-store, online, mobile, and emerging channels. Discovery enables intelligent search and personalized recommendations, making it easy for customers to find products. Transactions ensures secure, efficient, and reliable purchase and checkout experiences for all shopping methods. Omni Services provides foundational APIs and integrations, supporting ACC, Financial Services, In Store Shopping Experience, and Wireless initiatives to unify customer and associate experiences. Together, these teams create a frictionless, consistent journey for Walmart customers - Our mission is to drive innovation, reliability, and satisfaction at every touchpoint.
Immigration sponsorship support will not be available for this position
What you'll do:
Architect and design best-in-class Omni-channel microservices to support a frictionless shopping experience across digital and physical retail touchpoints.
Define and implement high-scale, low-latency, and highly available cloud-native solutions in AWS/GCP/Azure with a multi-region, event-driven architecture.
Lead the adoption of domain-driven design (DDD), event sourcing, and CQRS for high-performance transactional services.
Develop and enforce best practices for API-first, headless commerce, GraphQL, gRPC, and event-driven integrations.
Drive the AI/ML and personalization strategy to optimize user experiences across multiple channels.
Collaborate with engineering leaders, product managers, and business executives to align technical vision with business goals.
Influence and drive the technology modernization strategy, including the adoption of serverless, Kubernetes, and edge computing in retail experiences.
Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory standards while optimizing system performance and reliability.
Mentor and develop principal engineers, senior architects, and engineering teams on best practices in scalable and resilient system design. Engage in industry forums, technology conferences, and patent filings to represent and advance the company's innovation agenda.
What you'll bring:
At least 8 years of experience in software architecture and engineering leadership, with a focus on commerce, retail tech, or large-scale distributed systems
Expert in microservices, event-driven architecture, and distributed computing. Knowledge in cloud platforms such as Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures.
Strong experience in API gateway design, GraphQL, RESTful services, gRPC, and asynchronous messaging (Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ).
Experience with high-scale transactional systems, event sourcing, and real-time data streaming.
Proficiency in modern programming languages (Java, Go, Python, TypeScript, or Rust).
Experience in driving DevSecOps, CI/CD automation, observability, and performance optimization.
Ability to influence senior executives, engineering teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Passion for mentoring and growing engineering talent
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 duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
About Walmart Global Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts 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. Weare 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.
Living the Walmart Value:
Focus on our Associates / Belonging - Identifies, attracts, and retains top talent; builds a high-performing team; embraces a culture of belonging
Benefits and Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great benefits include a 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, flexible working hours, and more. We are reimagining the tech workplace by making a permanent transition to virtual work for most of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success. Well collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.
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.
At 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.
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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.
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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
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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.
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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.
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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J) .
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Bellevue, Washington US-11075:The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00-$312,000.00
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Sunnyvale, California US-11349:The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00-$338,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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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, architecture, or related area.Option 2: 8 years' experience in software engineering, architecture, 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, architecture 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...
1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America
Walmart 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. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
