(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Description

The Global Security and Investigations technology group builds scalable platforms that help the company spot, stop, and react to security and operational threats.

The team applies AI, data analysis, and resilient engineering to support investigators, security operators, and aviation units with faster decisions, automated workflows, and stronger compliance.

The work covers platform design, software development, and ongoing improvement, with a focus on secure solutions that scale worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of scalable platform features across infrastructure, tooling, and AI and ML frameworks, matching roadmap dates and domain goals.
• Own software work from design and coding through testing, deployment, monitoring, and upkeep.
• Design systems on cloud-native principles so they stay scalable, resilient, and adaptable.
• Run system design reviews to confirm a proposal is workable and fits sound architecture.
• Build AI-powered applications that combine ML components to automate tasks and support multi-step reasoning.
• Coach engineers, shape technical choices, and push engineering quality through steady improvement.
• Work with stakeholders to turn complicated problems into clear technical requirements and measure outcomes.

Requirements

• Minimum: a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related field, plus 4 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Or, as an alternative minimum: 6 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Deep experience with cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation, to build scalable, resilient systems.
• Strong skill in software design patterns, front end and back end development, API design, and prototyping, producing maintainable and modular code.
• Hands-on experience owning the full development lifecycle, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
• Ability to mentor and coach engineers and help them grow technically.
• Comfort using data to define metrics and improve how the team develops software.
• A habit of looking for better tools and platform capabilities.
• Clear communication with both technical and business audiences.
• Preferred: a master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related field, plus 2 years of software engineering or related experience.
• Preferred: experience building inclusive digital experiences and applying WCAG 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies.
• Preferred: knowledge of accessibility best practices and how to apply them across products and services.

Conditions

Location: Bentonville, AR, United States.

Annual base salary range: $110,000.00 - $220,000.00.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other uses; the amount depends on your 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 be subject to plan or program terms.

The company maintains a drug-free workplace with zero tolerance for illegal drug and alcohol use on the job.

Benefits

• Performance bonuses paid annually or quarterly.
• Stock may be offered for certain positions.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off covering sick leave, parental leave, family care, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, and reimbursement for adoption and surrogacy costs.
• Live Better U: company-paid tuition, books, and fees for full-time and part-time associates at company and Sam's Club facilities, covering high school completion through bachelor's degrees, English language learning, and short certificates.