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$182k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
Walmart currently has
724 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
across 593 roles with salary data.
The Senior Software Engineer- Backend joins a team partnering with retail and e-commerce business units to deliver innovative technology solutions for customer experience, store operations, merchant tools, data science, and search and personalization. You will develop high-quality, scalable, and fault-tolerant features while collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand technical requirements. Daily responsibilities include contributing to architectural decisions, designing and deploying cloud-based solutions, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines. You will utilize Java, Spring Boot, and Cosmos DB or other NoSQL data stores to build transactional systems with strict reliability and latency requirements. Key skills include REST API design, distributed systems patterns, and failure handling. You will also apply best practices in accessibility, usability, and performance optimization while ensuring secure coding practices and compliance with security standards.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.
Develop high-quality features with a focus on resiliency, scalability, and fault tolerance.
Design and deploy cloud-based solutions on platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Improve application quality through best practices in accessibility, usability, and performance optimization.
Contribute to architectural decisions, development standards, and tooling.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git and Jenkins.
Execute testing strategies, track defects, and support regression testing.
Ensure secure coding practices and compliance with security standards.
Optimize frontend performance using debugging and analytics tools.
What we're looking for
6+ years of backend engineering experience with hands-on expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
Experience building transactional systems with strict reliability, consistency, and latency requirements.
Solid understanding of REST API design, distributed systems patterns, and failure handling.
Experience with Cosmos DB or other NoSQL data stores in high-scale production environments.
Strong DevOps mindset including experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging, and production support.
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.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 1 year's experience (preferred).