Senior Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Nov 11, 2026

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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 991 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer joins a team to participate in medium to large scale projects by translating requirements into technical solutions and writing code. The role involves conducting unit testing, troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis, and providing expert guidance to others. Key responsibilities include collaborating with cross-functional teams, performing design and code reviews, and building relationships with stakeholders to implement business solutions. The candidate must utilize Java and Python for object-oriented programming, design REST API web services, and manage client-server and mobile systems architecture. Technical requirements include experience with JUnit, Mockito, GIT, MYSQL, and Azure Cosmos DB. Additionally, the role requires working with distributed and highly scalable data pipelines using Kafka within an agile developmental lifecycle to solve complex enterprise software problems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1134 postings across 74 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Translate project requirements into technical solutions and design documents.
  • Write, develop, and conduct unit testing for production-ready code.
  • Perform design and code reviews for proposed technical changes.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
  • Participate in the discovery phase to create high-level designs with cross-functional teams.
  • Build and maintain REST API web services using Java and Python.
  • Manage distributed data pipelines using Kafka and various database systems.
  • Provide technical support and guidance to users and internal stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 2 years of experience in large scale enterprise software development.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 5 years of experience in large scale enterprise software development.
  • Experience designing and implementing REST API web services using Java.
  • Experience using unit testing and functional testing frameworks including JUnit and Mockito.
  • Experience maintaining version control using GIT.
  • Experience with MYSQL Relational Database management system and Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL database.
  • Experience with Object-Oriented programming in Java and Python.
  • Experience designing and implementing client-server architecture, mobile systems architecture, and distributed data pipelines including Kafka.

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