Associate Fellow I, Engineer

Walmart

. Support architectural designs and advisory across multiple enterprise business domain areas .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeHerndon • Virginia • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in driving technical strategy and architecture for large-scale, transaction-intensive products, with a strong focus on building distributed systems and microservices. Proven ability to mentor engineering teams and improve system quality, stability, and performance while adhering to industry standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Large-Scale Product DevelopmentMicroservices ArchitectureOpen-Stack Technology (Python, Spark, Skala)Technical MentorshipAgile Methodologies

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Hard Skills

Distributed SystemsData EngineeringHybrid Cloud TechnologyPerformance InstrumentationCloud-Native Product Design

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringProblem-SolvingCollaborationAdvisory Support

Tools & Technologies

Open-StackMicroservicesAgile ToolsAssistive Technologies

Industry Keywords

Digital AccessibilityWCAG 2.2 AA StandardsComplex Technical IssuesGlobally Distributed TeamsEngineering Excellence

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsMicroservicesPythonSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support architectural designs and advisory across multiple enterprise business domain areas
Drive technical strategy and architecture across a business area
Delve into specific applications and services and work on higher-level multi-domain system designs
Build systems and drive holistic outcomes
Curate, mentor, and train an engineering micro-community
Provide direct support and engagement to engineering teams
Improve designs, reduce complexity, and promote better practices and strengthened expertise
Contribute to systemic decoupling and shared standards
Improve the quality, stability, and availability of production systems
Lead and inspire engineering teams to build and scale reliable, secure, and performant platforms, products, and frameworks
Drive engineering excellence, execution, and a build-for-scale mindset
Develop partnerships with developers, business partners, product, and architecture leaders
Lead complex technical and strategic discussions across engineering, architecture, product, associates, and other stakeholders
Assess and leverage technology from the Walmart ecosystem
Build, mentor, and teach a community of engineers
Provide advisory support on complex projects and issues
Solve problems with urgency and ownership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 10 years’ experience with technology/engineering focus working on large-scale and transaction intensive product/product groups in a globally distributed work environment OR 18 years’ experience with technology/engineering focus working on large-scale and transaction intensive product/product groups in a globally distributed work environment
Engineering experience with large scale product development in open stack and microservices delivery environment
Familiarity with new technology trends
In-depth knowledge of building distributed systems and products using hybrid cloud technology handling massive amounts of data
Experience building a complex microservices-based platform or product
Strong knowledge of packaged software releases
Strong knowledge of open-stack technology capabilities, including Python, Spark, and Skala
Strong data integration capability, such as data engineering
Experience or proven ability to drive technical vision and provide technical mentorship to all levels of engineering talent
Established credibility as an advisor on complex technical issues and projects
Experience working with globally distributed teams
Preferred: Agile methodologies
Preferred: Performance instrumentation, tuning, and optimization of large-scale products
Preferred: Knowledge of design patterns while building cloud-native products
Preferred: Hybrid workplace domain experience
Preferred: Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Drug-free workplace
No tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job