Position Summary...What you'll do...**Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. This is a full-time onsite role based in Sunnyvale, California; remote and hybrid options are not available.**
About the Role:Walmart Global Tech is seeking a
Distinguished Architect to lead the evolution of our
Omni Services platform, powering customer-facing experiences across commerce, payments, financial services, auto care, store journey, and other omni-channel services. This role will define and drive the architecture strategy for a unified global platform that scales across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Chile, and future international markets.
As a
Technical Leader,you will shape long-term architectural vision, modernize large-scale distributed systems, influence engineering and product organizations, and establish reusable platform capabilities that support market-specific requirements while maintaining global consistency.
About the Team:The
Omni Services team advances Walmart's omni-experience by seamlessly integrating digital and in-store shopping into a unified journey. The team develops and maintains key capabilities that ensure consistent, high-quality experiences across app, web, and physical retail channels. From managing digital payments to scheduling Auto Care appointments, Omni Services supports smooth customer interactions at every touchpoint. Focused on scalable architecture and data-driven insights, the team delivers reliable, high-performance solutions aligned with evolving business needs. Members contribute to platform design and technical strategy, ensuring robust, extensible systems that uphold Walmart's commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
What You'll Do:- Define and drive the architecture strategy for a global Omni Services platform supporting millions of customers across multiple markets.
- Lead large-scale platform transformation initiatives, consolidating fragmented capabilities into reusable, scalable, and configurable global platforms.
- Architect highly available distributed systems leveraging microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, cloud-native technologies, and modern integration patterns.
- Drive modernization efforts across financial services experiences including payments, lending, BNPL, remittances, and digital commerce integrations.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Architecture, and Business leaders to align technical strategy with long-term business objectives.
- Establish architectural standards focused on scalability, resiliency, security, observability, and operational excellence.
- Influence technical direction across multiple organizations through thought leadership, technical reviews, and executive-level communication.
- Validate architectural decisions through prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and AI-assisted development practices when appropriate.
What You'll Bring:- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years in Architect, Principal Architect, Distinguished Engineer/Architect, or equivalent senior technical leadership roles.
- Strong ability to influence senior engineering leaders, architects, and executives without direct authority.
- Hands-on technical credibility with the ability to prototype, validate architectural decisions, and evaluate emerging technologies.
- Experience defining architecture strategy for globally distributed products and platforms.
- Experience within large-scale eCommerce ecosystems or similar high-volume consumer platforms.
- Experience in Financial Services, Payments, Lending, BNPL, Digital Wallets, Credit, Remittances, or Payment Orchestration platforms.
- Experience building multi-country platforms supporting regional regulations, payment methods, and market-specific business requirements.
- Knowledge of end-to-end commerce domains including Discovery, Catalog, Cart, Checkout, Order Management, and Fulfillment.
- Proven success designing and scaling large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users.
- Deep expertise in platform architecture, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, systems integration, and cloud-native technologies.
- Experience leading enterprise-wide modernization or platform transformation initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams.
- Strong ability to influence senior engineering leaders, architects, and executives without direct authority.
- Experience integrating financial products directly into customer commerce journeys.
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 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 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 4 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...1345 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.
