Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) Crossman Respect Building Ca Sunnyvale Home Office, US Posted 63 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year

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TL;DR

As a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech in Sunnyvale, CA, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader and system architect, designing and delivering large-scale backend platforms and data processing systems. Your responsibilities include building highly scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot, implementing real-time event-driven systems with Apache Kafka, and developing large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines with Apache Spark. You will also drive architecture decisions around scalability, resiliency, observability, and cost efficiency, mentor senior engineers, and participate in production incident reviews to improve long-term platform reliability. The role requires deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, and Apache Spark, as well as experience with cloud-native deployments and NoSQL data stores. You will work on systems operating at a massive scale, impacting millions of customers globally through real-time decisioning and mission-critical retail workflows.

Skills

Java Spring Boot Apache Kafka Apache Spark Kubernetes Docker AWS Cassandra BigQuery HBase CI/CD Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Design and build highly scalable backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
Architect real-time event-driven systems using Apache Kafka for high throughput.
Develop large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines with Apache Spark.
Drive architecture decisions focusing on scalability, resiliency, and cost efficiency.
Lead system design reviews and define engineering best practices for distributed systems.
Mentor engineers and act as a technical multiplier across multiple teams.
Participate in production incident reviews to drive long-term platform reliability improvements.

What we're looking for

12+ years of experience in backend and distributed systems engineering.
Expertise in Java and Spring Boot for building production-grade microservices.
Deep knowledge of Apache Kafka, including topic design, partitioning, and performance tuning.
Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark for batch and streaming data pipelines.
Proven track record of building large-scale systems handling millions to billions of events.
Experience designing event-driven microservices architectures and understanding distributed system fundamentals.
Background in cloud-native deployments using Kubernetes, Docker, or major cloud platforms.

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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