Distinguished, Software Engineering
Walmart Global Tech · Posted Oct 21
Software development, cloud infrastructure, and retail technology services for Walmart
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About the role
Walmart Global Tech is the technology organization within Walmart, building software, data, and AI platforms for the global retailer. The Data & AI Organization focuses on enterprise-scale data, AI, Agentic AI, analytics, real-time processing, governance, and secure, AI-ready systems. This Distinguished Engineer role defines long-term architecture and platform strategy, leads cross-organizational technical decisions, and mentors senior engineering talent.
What you will do
- Define and execute the multi-year technology vision for Data, AI, Agentic AI, Analytics, Real-Time Platforms, and Customer Data ecosystems.
- Align platform strategy with Walmart's enterprise AI, data governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and business objectives.
- Drive standardization, platformization, and modernization initiatives across multiple product and engineering organizations.
- Architect global-scale data and software platforms supporting batch, streaming, AI/ML, Agentic AI, and real-time processing workloads.
- Design highly scalable, secure, resilient, and observable systems spanning Data Lakes, Data Products, APIs, Microservices, Event-Driven Architectures, and AI and Agentic Platforms.
- Serve as the final technical authority on complex architectural decisions affecting multiple organizations and markets.
- Champion security-by-design, privacy-by-design, and responsible AI principles across platforms and products.
- Establish enterprise standards for identity, access management, data governance, lineage, compliance, risk mitigation, and operational resilience.
- Partner with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, and Infrastructure teams to ensure platforms meet regulatory and enterprise requirements.
- Raise the engineering bar across Data Engineering and Software Engineering disciplines.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Observability, Reliability Engineering, Testing Automation, and AI-assisted development.
- Lead architecture reviews, code reviews, design reviews, and operational excellence initiatives
- Enable enterprise-scale AI and Agentic AI capabilities through reusable platforms, metadata foundations, governance frameworks, evaluation systems, and secure integration patterns.
- Drive innovation in areas such as intelligent automation, AI-ready data platforms, knowledge systems, and next-generation engineering productivity tools.
- Influence the adoption of emerging technologies while balancing risk, scalability, maintainability, and business value.
- Mentor Principal, Staff, and Senior Engineers across the organization.
- Build strong technical communities, promote knowledge sharing, and develop future engineering leaders.
- Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 15+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, Distributed Systems, or Enterprise Architecture.
- Proven expertise building and operating large-scale data platforms, real-time systems, and cloud-native applications.
- Deep understanding of enterprise data architecture, AI/ML platforms, security architecture, governance, and software engineering best practices.
- Strong hands-on coding experience in Java, Scala, Python, SQL, and modern cloud technologies.
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide architecture and platform transformations.
- Experience influencing senior executives and driving alignment across large engineering organizations without direct authority.
- Proven track record of mentoring senior technical leaders and scaling engineering excellence.
- Experience building enterprise Data & AI platforms supporting analytics, personalization, customer intelligence, optimization, and Agentic AI solutions.
- Expertise in data platform modernization, platform engineering, security engineering, and cloud transformation.
- Experience operating across global markets and highly regulated environments. • Contributions to patents, publications, open-source projects, or industry thought leadership.
- Previous experience as a Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer, Fellow, or equivalent senior technical leadership role.
- 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.
Benefits and support
- Incentive awards for performance
- Maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Health benefits
About Walmart Global Tech
Walmart Global Tech is the technological powerhouse and engineering arm of Walmart Inc., responsible for building and managing foundational technologies, cloud infrastructure, and software systems. The organization powers global retail operations across Walmart U.S., Sam's Club, and Walmart International, delivering customer experiences and enterprise services worldwide. Operating across multiple global hubs, it unites engineering, data science, product design, and artificial intelligence to digitally transform retail.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 25000+ employees
- Founded
- 2011
- Location
- Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Executive Vice President, AI Acceleration, Product and Design
Senior Vice President and Tech Operating Partner, Walmart International
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