Senior, Software Engineer- Android
$117000 - $234000/year
Job Description
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Summary
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build Android experiences that help customers shop more easily across channels. This role is Android-first, with close collaboration across the broader mobile stack, backend services, product, and design to deliver reliable, scalable, and intuitive experiences for millions of Walmart customers.
About Team: Pre-Purchase Experiences
Our team builds and delivers next-generation Quick Service Retail (QSR) and product customization capabilities, enabling customers to seamlessly personalize items, order across 1P and 3P stores, and batch purchases into a single trip. We focus on high-impact customer journeys that connect discovery, navigation, engagement, and checkout-related experiences. Walmart is investing in modern mobile technology and platform capabilities, and we are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex product and engineering problems at scale.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain Android applications and features using Kotlin and modern Android architecture patterns.
- Build high-quality customer experiences for omnichannel journeys, including features that improve navigation, discovery, engagement, and convenience.
- Partner with engineers across Android, iOS, backend, web, product, UX, and design to deliver consistent end-to-end mobile experiences.
- Write reliable, maintainable, and well-tested code, and improve app stability through strong unit, functional, and integration test coverage.
- Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architecture decisions that improve performance, scalability, and developer productivity.
- Investigate and resolve software defects, performance issues, and production incidents with a focus on quality and customer impact.
- Contribute to CI/CD, release readiness, code reviews, and engineering best practices to support smooth and dependable delivery.
- Mentor other engineers through design reviews, implementation guidance, and knowledge sharing across the team.
- Document technical designs, implementation details, and operational considerations to support long-term maintainability.
- Evaluate tools, frameworks, and platform improvements that strengthen Walmart's Android and mobile engineering ecosystem.
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including strong hands-on experience building Android applications in Kotlin.
- Experience developing consumer-facing mobile products, ideally in ecommerce, retail, or other high-scale product environments.
- Strong knowledge of the Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, application lifecycle, networking, concurrency, local storage, and performance optimization.
- Experience with modern Android development patterns such as MVVM or Clean Architecture, and familiarity with Jetpack Compose.
- Experience integrating mobile applications with REST and GraphQL APIs and collaborating effectively with backend service teams.
- Solid testing and debugging skills, including unit testing, functional testing, and root-cause analysis for production issues.
- Familiarity with build and delivery tooling such as Gradle, CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, Jira, and Confluence.
- Ability to translate product requirements and UX designs into polished, reliable, customer-ready mobile experiences.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, agile team environment.
- A mindset of ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement, with a passion for building technology that simplifies customer shopping journeys.
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
Sunnyvale, California US-11349: The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735: The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00
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 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 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 1 year's 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 AmericaWalmart 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.
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About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is the world's largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail