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
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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The Senior Software Engineer will join the team to assess gaps between business expectations and existing products while managing requirements and solution risks. You will build minimalistic code for components, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. Daily responsibilities include converting high-level designs into detailed functional logic, creating user stories, and building scripts for CI/CD automation. You will implement telemetry, perform complex maintenance, and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks. The role requires proficiency in Java for REST API web services, object-oriented programming, and SQL and NoSQL database queries. You must use Junit for test cases, Tomcat for web server troubleshooting, and JMeter for performance analysis. Utilizing Agile Methodology, you will manage the full project life cycle, including regression testing, log analysis, and monitoring system metrics to ensure project milestones are met.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1134 postings across 74 companies.

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Skills

Java REST API SQL No SQL Agile JUnit Tomcat Bash CI/CD JMeter Object-Oriented Programming System Monitoring Telemetry Regression Testing

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 code for components that meet business requirements, high availability, and high scalability needs.
Build scripts to automate repetitive tasks in CI/CD pipelines, testing processes, and other routine workflows.
Implement telemetry features and ensure security policy requirements are applied during code development.
Identify, create, and execute test cases to detect defects and perform regression testing for all code changes.
Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and conduct complex maintenance procedures for applications independently.
Monitor application performance by tracking metrics and analyzing logs to perform corrective and perfective maintenance.

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 API web services using Java.
Experience coding in object-oriented programming languages, specifically Java.
Experience testing and troubleshooting web servers including Tomcat.
Experience writing test cases using Junit.
Experience writing SQL and NoSQL database queries.
Experience using Agile Methodology for the full project life cycle.
Experience writing bash scripts to automate jobs and using system monitoring tools like JMeter.