STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Walmart

Actively hiring

(Usa) Bentonville Global Tech Ar Bentonville Home Office, US Posted 38 days ago $110,000–$220,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Staff Software Engineer on Walmart’s Secrets team, you will design and deliver scalable secrets management solutions using Vault, Akeyless, and other platforms. Your daily tasks include architecting cloud-native systems with Kubernetes for secrets lifecycle automation, developing robust platform components in Golang, and ensuring compliance and security across Walmart’s global technology ecosystem. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, mentor junior engineers, and stay updated on industry trends. This role requires 10+ years of experience in building secure, scalable platforms, expertise in Kubernetes, Golang (or similar languages), and hands-on knowledge of secrets management tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Vault Kubernetes Golang Java Python Azure Terraform CI/CD PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Prometheus Grafana Git

What you'll do

Design and deploy enterprise-grade secrets management platforms ensuring security, reliability, and compliance.
Develop highly available and scalable systems for secrets lifecycle automation using cloud-native technologies.
Architect microservices-based solutions focusing on secure secret delivery and management principles.
Deploy and manage secrets management solutions on Azure and other cloud platforms leveraging Kubernetes.
Lead incident reviews and postmortems to drive long-term improvements in platform reliability and security.

What we're looking for

10+ years experience in designing and developing highly scalable, secure platform solutions.
Expertise in Golang with additional knowledge in Java or Python; deep understanding of Kubernetes internals and APIs.
Hands-on experience with secrets management platforms like Vault or Akeyless, including security best practices.
Strong background in architecting distributed systems focusing on scalability, fault tolerance, and security.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Helm), and observability stacks.

Market check

Salary context

This $110,000–$220,000 range sits above 37% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$132,000–$234,500

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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