Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bentonville, AR · Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$110,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
58 days ago

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This role $165k
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This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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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 529 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 523 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff, Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer - Frontend at Walmart Global Tech’s Site Reliability Engineering team, you will lead the development of high-availability and resilient agentic AI systems that autonomously manage issues across Walmart's extensive technology ecosystem. Your daily tasks include designing advanced frontend systems using Node.js, React, Next.js, TypeScript, and GraphQL to create intelligent observability interfaces for anomaly detection and predictive analytics. You will establish technical strategies and best practices for frontend development, ensuring scalability and performance across distributed teams while collaborating with backend engineers to design robust APIs. Additionally, you will mentor junior developers through code reviews and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the organization. This role requires expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and modern JavaScript frameworks, as well as experience with graph visualization libraries like Cytoscape.js or KeyLines SDK.

What you'll do

  • Design and architect advanced frontend systems that serve as the foundation for reliability engineering across Walmart's technology ecosystem.
  • Lead the design of intelligent observability interfaces using modern UI patterns for anomaly detection and predictive analytics.
  • Implement complex CI/CD pipelines with automated deployment, validation, and rollback mechanisms for frontend systems.
  • Establish technical strategies and frontend architecture patterns to enable scalability and maintainability across distributed teams.
  • Mentor fellow engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing on frontend best practices.
  • Drive the adoption of the latest frontend technologies while maintaining stability and reliability in large-scale systems.
  • Collaborate with backend teams to design effective APIs and data contracts for cohesive system integration.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4 in frontend/full-stack development.
  • Expert-level skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with strong expertise in React and modern JavaScript frameworks.
  • Experience building graph visualizations using libraries like Cytoscape.js or KeyLines SDK.
  • Deep understanding of caching, logging, performance tuning, and monitoring strategies.
  • Proficiency with GitHub and version control best practices, including advanced unit testing expertise.
  • Comfortable working in a distributed team environment and mentoring engineering teams.

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