Distinguished, Software Engineer, Global Systems Driver Trust, Earnings & Risk

Position Summary...

What you'll do...
At Walmart, Distinguished Engineers are enterprise-wide technical leaders who shape long-term strategy, drive innovation at scale, and influence outcomes across multiple organizations.

We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the evolution of our Last Mile Driver Platform, focusing on Driver Trust & Safety, Earnings, Compliance, Risk Controls and Scalable Systems. This role combines deep technical expertise with cross-functional leadership to solve complex, high-impact problems affecting driver experience, platform integrity, and regulatory adherence.

You will operate as a force multiplier, setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and aligning business, product, and engineering strategies across the enterprise.

What You'll Do:
Enterprise Technical Leadership (Walmart Distinguished Expectations) • Define and drive multi-year technical strategy and architecture aligned with Walmart's business priorities.
• Act as a company-wide technical authority, influencing decisions across multiple teams and domains.
• Lead cross-organizational initiatives that span engineering, product, compliance, and operations.
• Establish and uphold engineering excellence standards across scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, using metrics and data to guide strategic decisions.

Platform Architecture & Scale • Design and operate highly scalable distributed systems supporting 15,000+ transactions per second with high availability and low latency.
• Drive architectural patterns for resilience, fault tolerance, and observability.
• Lead modernization toward cloud-native, event-driven architectures.

Driver Trust, Safety & Compliance • Architect systems to ensure driver trust and safety, including fraud detection, identity verification, and risk mitigation.
• Build scalable solutions for regulatory compliance across regions, including driver onboarding, verification, and audits.
• Partner with legal and compliance teams to translate regulatory requirements into technical systems.
• Proven Experience building Risk and Compliance Platform.

Driver Earnings & Experience • Lead design of earnings platforms, including real-time earning calculation, incentives, payouts, and transparency tools.
• Experienced with ACH , Instant Payout, Payment processor integration
• Use experimentation and analytics to optimize driver engagement, retention, and fairness.

Security, IT Compliance, Identity & Data Protection • Define enterprise-grade Authentication (AuthN) and Authorization (AuthZ) strategies.
• Drive implementation for ITGC, SOX
• Ensure data security, privacy, and governance across all systems.
• Drive adoption of secure-by-design principles and compliance with internal and external standards.

Data Platform & AI Enablement • Architect and scale a modern data lake and data platform supporting batch and real-time workloads.
• Leverage AI/ML and knowledge systems for fraud detection, compliance automation, and driver insights.
• Enable data-driven decision-making through high-quality, governed data systems.

Vendor Integrations & Ecosystem • Lead integrations with multiple external vendors (payments, identity, compliance, risk, etc.).
• Build extensible frameworks for rapid and secure partner onboarding.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Influence • Align engineering efforts with business goals, product strategy, and operational needs.
• Influence across a matrixed organization, driving consensus among diverse stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical strategies in terms of business impact and measurable outcomes.

Mentorship & Talent Development • Mentor and coach engineers across levels, fostering technical growth and leadership development.
• Raise the bar for engineering craftsmanship and innovation across Walmart.
• Contribute to hiring, talent strategy, and succession planning.

What You'll Bring:
Experience • 20+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant time in large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven impact at Staff+, Principal, or Distinguished Engineer level.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide or cross-domain technical initiatives.
• Proven domain knowledge for gig delivery or Risk & Fraud or Earning & Compliance.

Technical Expertise • Deep expertise in:• Distributed systems and high-scale architectures
• AuthN/AuthZ and security frameworks
• Data platforms, data lakes, and real-time processing
• Cloud-native technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• API design and third-party integrations

• Strong understanding of compliance, risk, and regulatory systems.

AI & Data • Experience applying AI/ML to real-world problems (fraud, recommendations, automation).
• Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and security frameworks.

Leadership & Walmart Distinguished Traits • Demonstrated ability to:• Influence across organizations without direct authority
• Drive alignment across engineering, product, and business
• Translate ambiguity into clear technical strategy and execution

• Strong communication skills with executives and technical teams.
• Track record of delivering impact through metrics-driven decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience in gig economy, marketplace, mobility, or last-mile delivery platforms (e.g., Spark, rideshare, logistics).
• Background in Trust & Safety, risk systems, or compliance engineering.
• Experience scaling platforms serving millions of users or drivers.
• Strong product mindset focused on customer (driver) experience.

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...

1395 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.