Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $110,000–$220,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Nov 11, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k

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This role pays less than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $172,500–$221,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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 937 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$220,000 across 537 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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The Staff Software Engineer joins the Platform Engineering team to deliver infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks including CI/CD, SDKs, and model runtimes. This role involves driving the full software development lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles like microservices and containers to ensure system scalability and resilience. You will build AI-driven applications and intelligent automation features using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, conducting system design reviews, and managing distributed systems with high availability. Technical requirements include experience with Java, Spring, Amazon SQS, SNS, ActiveMQ, Kafka, and NoSQL databases. You will also utilize Docker, Kubernetes, JMeter, and LoadRunner to develop, test, and deploy complex, multi-threaded enterprise-grade microservices and RESTful APIs.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196000 from 2584 postings across 147 companies.

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Skills

Java Spring AWS Kubernetes Docker Kafka Amazon SQS Amazon SNS ActiveMQ Python TypeScript Rust C++ NoSQL JMeter LoadRunner CI/CD REST APIs JAX-RS Cucumber Microservices Distributed Systems AOP JSON

What you'll do

Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks like CI/CD and feature stores.
Apply cloud-native architecture principles to build scalable, resilient, and agile microservices.
Drive the full software development lifecycle from coding and testing to deployment and monitoring.
Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components using languages like Python, Java, and Rust.
Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with architectural best practices.
Convert complex user problems from stakeholders into well-scoped, actionable technical requirements.
Mentor engineers and junior leaders while influencing architectural decisions for long-term sustainability.
Develop distributed systems with high availability and disaster recovery using AWS, Kafka, and Kubernetes.

What we're looking for

Must have a Master's degree in a related field plus 2 years of software engineering experience.
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field plus 4 years of software engineering experience.
Experience designing and developing distributed, scalable enterprise-grade micro-services using Java and Spring.
Experience building asynchronous enterprise systems using Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, ActiveMQ, and Kafka.
Experience using NoSQL databases along with distributed caching solutions for scalability and transactions.
Experience developing automated integration tests using Java, AOP, Docker, Spring, and Cucumber.
Experience designing distributed systems with High Availability (>99%) and Disaster Recovery.
Experience utilizing Docker containers and Kubernetes for orchestrating and deploying microservices.

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