Distinguished Software Engineer

Walmart

Distinguished Software Engineer defining Walmart Global Tech’s secure AI compute architecture for autonomous agents and enterprise-scale workloads. Leading distributed systems, virtualization, Kubernetes, serverless, and CI/CD platform strategy.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeBentonville • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $169,000 - $338,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, with a strong focus on Kubernetes, serverless computing, and secure execution environments for AI workloads. Proven ability to influence technical strategy and mentor engineering teams while ensuring operational excellence and security.

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KubernetesDistributed Systems DesignSecure Execution EnvironmentsCI/CD PlatformsTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

GoRustJavaCloud-Native TechnologiesVirtualizationWorkload IsolationAI InfrastructureEvent-Driven ArchitecturesProgressive DeliveryPolicy-as-Code

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationInfluencing Strategy

Tools & Technologies

Serverless ComputingGitOpsMicro-VM PlatformsAgentSandboxFirecrackerCloud HypervisorKVMQEMUService MeshZero-Trust Security

Industry Keywords

AI Compute PlatformOperational ExcellenceSoftware Supply Chain SecurityMulti-Tenant ArchitectureCloud-Native Observability

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsGoJavaKubernetesRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the long-term technical vision and architecture for Walmart's secure AI compute platform
Lead the design of highly scalable distributed systems combining serverless execution, secure runtime environments, GPU, and cloud-native infrastructure
Architect secure execution environments for AI-generated and untrusted workloads, including isolation, networking, identity, secrets management, and resource governance
Drive innovation in virtualization, micro-VM platforms, Kubernetes, and cloud-native infrastructure
Optimize startup latency, scalability, resource utilization, and operational efficiency
Design resilient CI/CD platforms supporting GitOps, progressive delivery, automated rollback, and software supply chain security
Establish engineering standards for reliability, observability, security, and operational excellence
Mentor Principal and Staff Engineers through architecture reviews, technical leadership, and best practices
Influence technical strategy across multiple organizations while partnering with Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Platform Engineering teams
Contribute through open-source collaboration, technical publications, patents, and industry engagement
Build and operate Walmart's secure execution platform for AI-powered applications and autonomous software agents
Deliver foundational infrastructure enabling teams across Walmart to build, deploy, and operate AI-powered applications securely at scale

Requirements

What you’ll need

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; or 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area
Extensive experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
Deep expertise with Kubernetes, containers, serverless, GPU, StatefulSet, CI/CD, GitOps, AgentSandbox, and cloud-native platform technologies
Strong understanding of operating systems, networking, virtualization, distributed systems, and security fundamentals
Expert-level programming experience in Go, Rust, Java, or similar languages
Proven ability to define technical strategy and influence architecture across multiple engineering organizations
Experience with secure execution environments, workload isolation, or virtualization technologies such as Firecracker, Cloud Hypervisor, KVM, QEMU, or similar
Experience with serverless computing platforms, event-driven architectures, and scalable runtime systems
Experience with AI infrastructure, LLM platforms, agentic systems, AI runtime platforms, or secure execution environments for AI workloads
Experience with CI/CD platforms, GitOps, progressive delivery, software supply chain security, artifact signing, or policy-as-code
Experience with multi-tenant platform architecture, service mesh, zero-trust security, and cloud-native observability
Experience building resilient, highly available infrastructure supporting mission-critical production services
Technical leadership demonstrated through open-source contributions, patents, technical publications, conference presentations, or industry collaboration
Candidates may have a master's degree and 4 years' experience as a preferred qualification
Compliance with Walmart's drug-free workplace policy

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off, including sick leave
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Live Better U Walmart-paid education benefit program
Tuition, books, and fees completely paid for by Walmart through eligible Live Better U programs
Annual or quarterly performance bonuses
Stock compensation may apply to certain positions