Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) Gec Sunnyvale Bus Pk Bldg M Ca Sunnyvale Home Office, US Posted 64 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Staff Software Engineer on Walmart’s Stride Transportation Platform team, you will tackle large-scale transportation challenges that power Walmart’s global supply chain by building next-generation platforms for transportation planning, optimization, execution, and yard automation. Your daily responsibilities include developing highly scalable distributed applications using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architecture on Azure or Google Cloud. You will also manage a 'Code, Deploy, run' pipeline with CI/CD tools while addressing tech debt and modernization challenges. With experience in large language model APIs like OpenAI and Anthropic, you will contribute to solving complex logistics engineering problems that involve millions of routes and real-time constraints, aiming to reduce costs, improve delivery times, and lower carbon emissions.

Skills

Java SpringBoot Kafka RabbitMQ Docker Kubernetes Azure Google Cloud Platform OpenAI Anthropic LLM APIs CI/CD DevOps RESTful web services Messaging systems Microservices Cloud Native Architecture Service Registry ELK/Splunk

What you'll do

Design and develop highly scalable distributed applications for transportation logistics.
Build and maintain a 'Code, Deploy, run' pipeline using DevOps best practices.
Optimize freight movement across Walmart’s global supply chain network.
Implement microservices architecture with Java SpringBoot and RESTful web services.
Integrate and manage messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ in cloud environments.
Develop and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes technologies.

What we're looking for

10+ years experience in designing and developing highly scalable distributed applications.
Proficiency in Java/J2EE, microservices, cloud native architecture, and container technologies.
Hands-on experience with SpringBoot, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes.
Expertise in working with Large Language Model (LLM) APIs like OpenAI, Azure OpenAI.
Solid understanding of core AI concepts including training vs. inference, tokens, embeddings.

Market check

Salary context

This $143,000–$286,000 range sits above 83% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$131,650–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$159,480–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 495 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 487 roles with salary data.

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