Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$143,000–$286,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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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.

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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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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

Staff, Software Engineer joins the Growth Tech Marketplace organization to serve as a technical backbone for the cross-border commerce platform. The role involves designing cross-service architectures, establishing engineering standards across multiple squads, and translating complex business requirements into scalable production systems. Key responsibilities include owning end-to-end designs for seller onboarding, order orchestration, compliance, and payments infrastructure while managing non-functional requirements like SLOs, SLAs, and incident response. The candidate will mentor senior engineers and champion AI-augmented development tools like GitHub Copilot. Required expertise includes distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native platforms such as Kubernetes, GCP, or Azure. Technical skills include proficiency with SonarQube, Snyk, and Gatekeeper quality gates. The role addresses critical commerce challenges including multi-currency handling, international compliance, and cross-border logistics to ensure a seamless experience for merchants and customers across various digital channels.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design end-to-end technical architectures for cross-border trade systems including seller onboarding, order orchestration, and payments.
  • Establish reusable architectural patterns across multiple squads to ensure scalable and reliable global operations.
  • Define and enforce coding standards, testing practices, and API design principles across engineering teams.
  • Translate ambiguous business requirements into well-scoped, executable engineering plans in collaboration with product leadership.
  • Manage non-functional requirements including SLOs, SLAs, observability, and capacity planning for critical services.
  • Mentor senior engineers and lead architecture working groups to foster a high-performance engineering culture.
  • Champion the adoption of AI-augmented development tools to increase team productivity.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and 4 years of software engineering experience.
  • Alternatively, candidates may qualify with 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
  • Candidates with a Master's degree in a related field and 2 years of experience are preferred.
  • Experience is required in designing and operating scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems using microservices and event-driven architecture.
  • Proficiency with cloud-native platforms such as Kubernetes, GCP, or Azure is required.
  • Candidates must demonstrate the ability to lead technical alignment and influence multiple squads without direct authority.
  • Knowledge of e-commerce domains including order lifecycle management, multi-currency handling, and cross-border logistics is preferred.
  • Experience in production operations, including defining SLOs/SLAs and building observability into system designs, is required.

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