Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart

Actively hiring
Sunnyvale, CA Posted 117 days ago $143,000$286,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

The Staff Software Engineer role at Walmart Fulfillment Services & Marketplace Engineering involves leading the design, development, and delivery of multiple business-critical projects with a focus on scalable, secure solutions. As part of this highly collaborative team, you will mentor engineers in building REST services using Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and other cloud technologies while ensuring high availability and performance standards are met. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver robust software products, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement through the establishment of best practices and documentation. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in complex architectures, distributed systems, and microservices, along with expertise in Java technologies, SQL and NoSQL databases, Kafka, and Kubernetes.

Skills

Spring Boot Kubernetes Maven Java SQL NoSQL Kafka BigQuery Cloud Bigtable Docker CI/CD Git Agile REST Spring MVC

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and deliver multiple business-driven projects with small to medium-sized teams.
  • Shape architectural decisions to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient solutions for current and future needs.
  • Mentor software engineers in building secure REST services using Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies.
  • Take ownership of the technical stack to improve speed of delivery and developer productivity.
  • Troubleshoot business and production issues by performing root cause analysis and developing action plans.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to understand requirements and deliver high-quality software products.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience building complex architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
  • Expert-level knowledge in Java technologies, SQL/NoSQL databases, Kafka, and container technologies.
  • Proven ability to lead technical design discussions and mentor software engineers.
  • Disciplined approach to software development including code reviews, testing, and documentation.
  • Experience working with Kubernetes, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies.
  • Strong collaboration skills for cross-functional team projects in an agile environment.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $214k
$114k most similar roles pay here $304k

This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $154,250–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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 499 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 493 roles with salary data.

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