Position Summary...What you'll do...We are seeking a Distinguished Software Engineer to define and drive the technical architecture for Walmart's next-generation omni-channel Ad Experiences platform. This is one of the highest-impact individual contributor roles within Walmart Connect Engineering, focused on shaping the future of retail media experiences across Search, Display, Video, CTV, DOOH, and emerging physical retail surfaces.
This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, client rendering, ad serving, experimentation, measurement, video monetization, SDK architecture, and in-store commerce technology. You will partner across Product, Data Science, Infrastructure, Store Technology, Creative Platforms, and Ads Platform teams to build the unified experiences architecture powering Walmart's future retail media ecosystem.
You will solve problems that do not yet have industry playbooks - including unifying monetization surfaces across digital and physical environments, architecting low-latency rendering systems where every millisecond matters, scaling experimentation safely across billions of shopper interactions, and defining the technical foundation for the next decade of retail media innovation.
What you'll do: - Define the long-term architecture for Walmart's unified omni-channel Ad Experiences platform spanning Mobile, Web, CTV, Video, and DOOH environments.
- Lead the design of highly performant client-side rendering systems and SDKs powering billions of ad requests and rendering events annually.
- Architect cross-platform monetization frameworks enabling reusable rendering, experimentation, and measurement capabilities across all shopper surfaces.
- Drive the evolution of Walmart's first-party client rendering and measurement ecosystem, reducing dependency on third-party ad infrastructure.
- Define rendering performance standards and latency SLAs including time-to-first-frame, render completion, video startup latency, and measurement timing integrity.
- Shape Walmart's unified video monetization architecture including SSAI, HLS ad stitching, quartile tracking, frame-accurate transitions, and playback resiliency.
- Lead technical strategy for experimentation systems supporting statistically powered optimization across ad load, ranking, shopper engagement, and revenue yield.
- Building a unified rendering architecture that seamlessly spans native apps, browsers, connected devices, in-store screens, and emerging retail surfaces.
- Operating low-latency monetization systems where every additional millisecond directly impacts shopper engagement and revenue yield.
- Scaling experimentation and ranking systems safely across billions of shopper interactions while preserving platform stability.
- Delivering consistent measurement integrity across heterogeneous client environments, operating systems, and hardware generations.
- Creating highly resilient distributed systems capable of operating reliably across large fleets of retail devices with remote observability and recovery
What you'll bring: - 12+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale distributed systems or client platforms.
- Recognized technical leadership driving architecture across multiple organizations or product domains.
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: AdTech, video platforms, distributed systems, SDK architecture, rendering engines, experimentation systems, or large-scale client applications.
- Strong hands-on engineering background with the ability to operate at both strategic and implementation levels.
- Experience architecting highly performant systems operating under strict latency, scale, and reliability constraints.
- Experience driving cross-functional technical strategy across Product, Infrastructure, Data Science, and Platform Engineering teams.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence senior technical and executive stakeholders.
- Experience in Retail Media, AdTech, Search monetization, Video monetization, CTV, or DOOH platforms.
- Experience building first-party ad serving or measurement systems.
- Strong understanding of experimentation systems, ranking systems, auction mechanics, or personalization.
- Experience with video playback technologies including HLS/DASH, SSAI, and streaming monetization.
- Experience with cross-platform SDKs spanning iOS, Android, Web, Linux, embedded systems, or connected devices.
- Familiarity with privacy-safe measurement and MRC-compliant instrumentation.
- Experience operating platforms at Walmart-scale or comparable internet-scale environments.
Flexible WorkWalmart's culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our Bangalore office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.
BenefitsBeyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
BelongingWe aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.
At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is-and feels-included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we're able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.
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 $169,000.00 - $338,000.00
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 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
