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Position Summary... What you'll do...As a Staff Engineer on the Walmart Space Planning and Execution team, you will build the intelligent platforms that autonomously design and optimize physical space across our massive retail network. You will build the ML frameworks, model runtimes, and agentic workflows that govern macro space (floor plans), micro space (planograms/modulars), and featured spaces across our stores (Sales Floor, Backroom) and depots. Operating at the intersection of platform engineering and applied AI, your work will directly enable customer-centric initiatives focused on execution speed, hyper-localized assortments, and unprecedented revenue growth. We offer the agility of a startup paired with the unmatched scale of the enterprise, giving you the ultimate sandbox to revolutionize spatial intelligence and physical retail.
About Team:
On the Item and Inventory team, we ensure our customers get their orders when and where they want them, in a frictionless, predictable manner. What's more, we create reusable SaaS products and services that manage our catalog and power end-to-end inventory management, including replenishment, fulfillment, and transportation. With end-to-end inventory management, from replenishment and fulfillment to transportation, we give our drivers and partners the tools they need to get the right items to customers on time and in the right packaging.
What you'll do:

• Architect Enterprise Platforms: Apply cloud-native architecture principles (microservices, containers, automation) to deliver scalable, resilient infrastructure, including feature stores, model runtimes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build AI-Driven Systems: Build AI-driven applications and intelligent automation features using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++. You will integrate AI agents and ML components that support multi-step reasoning for complex space planning workflows.
• Own the Full Lifecycle: Drive the full software development lifecycle: coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, observability, monitoring, and maintenance. You will conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility, ensure quality, and confirm alignment with architectural best practices.
• Serve as a Technical North Star: Mentor engineers and junior leaders across teams, fostering technical growth, psychological safety, and continuous learning. You will influence architectural and technical decisions, advocating for solutions that are secure, maintainable, modular, and scalable.
• Drive Cross-Functional Execution: Manage cross-functional leadership and stakeholder alignment, translating ambiguous business challenges into actionable insights and determining rollout strategy.

What you'll bring:

• Deep Technical Depth: You possess expert-level proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Rust, C++) and apply design patterns and principles to ensure robust solutions.
• Platform & Infrastructure Pedigree: You lead infrastructure and tooling development to accelerate engineering productivity, enhance developer experience, and support platform goals.
• AI/ML Integration Experience: You integrate AI agents and ML components that support multi-step reasoning and automation using platforms like GitHub Copilot.
• Architectural Judgment: You excel at system design reviews to validate feasibility, ensuring cohesive execution and alignment with roadmap milestones.
• A Builder’s Mentality: You take pride in your work, have a strong sense of ownership, and are excited about solving complex challenges and digging into data for insights.
• Empathetic Leadership: You are comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly.

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. 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. 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.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. 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 and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Preferred Qualifications...

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Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 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... 1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.