Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart

Actively hiring

Bentonville, AR · Sunnyvale, CA Posted 17 days ago $110,000–$220,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

Join our engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of large-scale software solutions, collaborating with product, design, and engineering stakeholders to define technical strategy. You will write high-quality code, set standards for testing and observability, and mentor engineers through pair programming and technical guidance. Key responsibilities include improving system performance, reliability, and security while driving best practices in CI/CD and operational excellence. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience with strong skills in modern languages like Java or Python, expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native services, and familiarity with DevOps practices and observability tools. Experience in high-scale environments, microservices architecture, and secure software development is essential. This role requires a hands-on approach to technical leadership and the ability to influence cross-functional decisions while fostering an inclusive engineering culture.

Skills

Python Java Go JavaScript TypeScript CI/CD Kubernetes Docker AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Microservices Event-driven systems SRE Observability Logging Metrics Tracing DevOps Secure software development lifecycle

What you'll do

Lead the architecture and design of large-scale software solutions.
Write high-quality code and set standards for testing and observability.
Break down complex initiatives into clear technical plans and guide execution.
Improve system performance, reliability, scalability, and security continuously.
Mentor engineers through design reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance.

What we're looking for

8+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on production systems.
Strong programming skills in modern languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#.
Proven expertise in designing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native services.
Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms.
Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives across teams.
Familiarity with observability tools and principles of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

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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