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

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer will join the engineering team to assess gaps between business expectations and existing products while managing requirements and solution risks. You will build minimalistic code for components, design scalable database schemas, and implement backend microservices. Daily tasks include converting high-level designs into detailed functional logic, creating user stories, and building scripts for CI/CD automation. You will utilize Java, Spring Boot, J2EE, Hibernate, JPA, and JDBC to develop robust backend systems using Object Oriented Principles and design patterns like Singleton and Factory. Technical responsibilities involve managing NoSQL databases with sharding, implementing telemetry features, and performing regression testing. You will troubleshoot performance bottlenecks, analyze application logs, and ensure security policy adherence while following Agile methodologies to meet project milestones and technical requirements.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1134 postings across 74 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Assess gaps between business expectations and existing products to classify requirements and anticipate solution risks.
  • Create user stories and convert high-level designs into detailed functional logic using mock screens and pseudo codes.
  • Develop minimalistic, scalable, and high-availability code for components using Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.
  • Design and implement scalable database schemas for both relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Build scripts to automate repetitive tasks within CI/CD pipelines and testing processes.
  • Implement telemetry features, security policies, and monitoring dashboards for production systems.
  • Identify, create, and execute test cases to detect defects and perform regression testing.
  • Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and conduct complex maintenance procedures by analyzing application logs and metrics.

What we're looking for

  • Master's degree in a related field and 1 year of software engineering experience, or a Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience.
  • Experience designing and implementing REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Experience designing scalable relational database schemas and non-relational objects in NoSQL databases using sharding and partition keys.
  • Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines with validation hooks, dependency checks, and unit/regression tests.
  • Experience writing robust backend code using Object Oriented Principles in Java.
  • Experience preparing high-level and low-level designs for backend processes.
  • Experience implementing backend microservices using J2EE, Hibernate, JPA, JDBC, and Spring configurations.
  • Experience implementing software design patterns including Singleton, Factory, Strategy, and Adapter.

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