(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
Walmart
Software Engineering
Posted on Mar 13, 2026
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Staff Software Engineer — Technology Spend Management & TCO Enablement (Job Description)
Role summary The Staff Software Engineer designs and delivers platforms that improve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) visibility and decision-making for technology spend. This role builds data products and services that blend financial income statement views with operational drivers (e.g., wages/hours, initiatives and Jira stories, cloud spend and usage) so leaders can prioritize investments based on cost, value, and outcomes. Key responsibilities- Architect and implement scalable services and data pipelines that unify finance and operational datasets into trusted, explainable cost models.
- Define domain models and metrics for TCO (allocation, attribution, unit economics, showback/chargeback) and ensure traceability from executive rollups to granular drivers.
- Build APIs and user-facing or downstream-consumable datasets enabling cost exploration, forecasting, and prioritization workflows.
- Establish data quality, governance, and controls (lineage, reconciliation, auditability) to align operational data with financial reporting.
- Partner with Finance, Engineering, Product, and Cloud/Platform teams to translate business questions into measurable signals and actionable insights.
- Drive technical direction across teams: design reviews, standards, reliability, performance, and operational excellence.
- Mentor engineers and raise engineering quality through best practices in testing, observability, and secure-by-design development.
- Strong experience building distributed systems and/or data platforms (batch/streaming), with a track record of leading designs across teams.
- Proficiency in modern backend development (APIs, services) and data engineering concepts (modeling, ETL/ELT, orchestration, warehouses/lakes).
- Demonstrated ability to reason about cost attribution, metrics, and tradeoffs; comfort working with finance stakeholders and ambiguous requirements.
- Excellent communication skills; able to influence without authority and align technical work to business outcomes.
- Improved accuracy and timeliness of TCO reporting and attribution.
- Clear linkage from spend to operational drivers and delivered value.
- Increased adoption by engineering and finance leaders for prioritization and investment decisions.
- Reduced effort to reconcile financial and operational views through automation and governance.
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 diversity- 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. 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...
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 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.
