Staff, Software Engineer

Description

This is a staff software engineer role on a platform engineering team, covering infrastructure, tooling and ML frameworks within one sub-organization or technical area.

The work spans the full software lifecycle and is tied to roadmap milestones, with a focus on developer productivity and the reliability of shared platform systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver platform capabilities such as CI/CD, SDKs, model runtimes and feature stores, using cloud-native patterns like microservices, containers and automation to make systems scalable, resilient and agile.
• Own work from coding and testing through CI/CD deployment, observability, monitoring and upkeep.
• Build and improve infrastructure and tooling that speeds up engineering and supports platform goals.
• Build AI-driven applications and intelligent automation in languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart and C++, and integrate AI agents and ML components that handle multi-step reasoning, using tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Apply design patterns so solutions are secure, maintainable, modular and scalable.
• Lead system design reviews to check feasibility, quality and fit with project goals and architecture practices.
• Align engineering work with roadmap milestones and domain priorities, and break work into well-scoped units ready to build.
• Work with product and business stakeholders to turn complex user problems into concrete technical requirements.
• Define and track success metrics with data-driven practices, and improve development processes.
• Contribute to API design and prototypes to test solutions early, and run correction-of-error reviews to reduce repeat defects.
• Mentor engineers and junior leaders, supporting their growth, psychological safety and learning through delegation, documentation, tool selection and design guidance.
• Shape architectural and technical decisions toward standardization, reuse and long-term sustainability, weighing trade-offs and downstream effects.
• Take ownership of deliverables and drive projects to completion, resolving issues on your own initiative.
• Keep up with industry trends and share knowledge through documentation, tool evaluations and internal talks.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical colleagues, and collaborate across teams.
• Look for ways to improve processes, tools and products, and encourage experimentation.
• Help run business plans by identifying customer and operational needs, setting priorities, removing obstacles, measuring progress and preparing contingency plans.
• Support associates through selection, training, coaching, performance reviews, recognition and a team-based environment where everyone belongs.
• Promote company policies, values and ethics standards, and make sure they are followed.
• Check that business needs are met by reviewing plans and programs and applying feedback to improve efficiency and cost.

Requirements

• Either a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering or a related area, plus 4 years of software engineering or related experience, or 6 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Preferred: a master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering or a related area, plus 2 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Preferred: experience building inclusive digital products, with knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA, assistive technologies and accessibility best practices, and the ability to apply them to products and services under the company's accessibility standards.

Conditions

Annual base salary range is $143,000.00 to $286,000.00.

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses, and stock may be offered for certain positions.

Primary location is 1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, USA.

PTO and/or PPTO covers vacation, sick leave, holidays and other purposes, with the amount based on job classification and length of employment, and meets or exceeds paid sick leave laws where they apply.

Eligibility for some benefits depends on job classification and length of employment, and benefits may change or follow specific plan terms.

The company runs a zero tolerance policy on illegal drugs and alcohol at work.

Benefits

• Competitive pay plus performance-based bonus awards.
• Medical, vision and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• PTO including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty and voting time.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, and reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy expenses.
• Live Better U, a company-paid education program for full-time and part-time associates in the company and Sam's Club facilities, covering high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English language learning and short certificates, with tuition, books and fees paid.