Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$143,000–$286,000 / yr
Posted
79 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $220k
This role $214k
$126k most similar roles pay here $303k

This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $189,015–$250,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $220k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 184 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 180 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff, Software Engineer, you will join the search team to develop high-availability, low-latency services that process billions of queries for millions of products across various platforms. You will participate in discovery phases for large projects, design and implement complex code changes, and manage critical system monitoring issues while troubleshooting production problems. The role requires extensive experience building scalable Java applications using the Spring framework and open-source search engines like Solr, Lucene, or Elastic_search. You will utilize tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Git, and JIRA, alongside scripting in Python, Perl, or Shell. Your work involves solving big data problems by mining structured and semi-structured data from product catalogs and query logs to improve relevance algorithms. Preferred skills include experience with Hive, Hadoop, Spark, and relational databases within the search domain.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Participate in the discovery phase of medium to large projects to develop high-level designs.
  • Design, implement, and test complex code changes based on specific business requirements.
  • Analyze business needs and develop implementation plans with product management and architects.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve critical software issues, production problems, and system monitoring incidents.
  • Perform performance tuning and debugging for large-scale Java applications.
  • Develop high-availability, low-latency services using search engines like Solr, Lucene, or ElasticSearch.
  • Manage the full software development lifecycle including CI/CD pipelines and code quality governance.

What we're looking for

  • A Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field with 4 years of software engineering experience.
  • Alternatively, a Master's degree in a related field with 2 years of software engineering experience.
  • At least 6 years of experience building scalable, high-performing, and robust Java applications.
  • Extensive experience in Java/JEE programming with a focus on server-side components and the Spring framework.
  • Proficiency in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning Java applications.
  • Experience developing web applications and using open-source search engines like Solr, Lucene, or Elastic_search.
  • Advanced scripting skills in Python, Perl, or Shell.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven), source code management (Git, SVN), and code quality tools.

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