Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
54 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff, Software Engineer within the Growth Tech Marketplace organization, you will serve as a technical backbone for the cross-border commerce platform. You will design cross-service architectures for seller onboarding, order orchestration, compliance, and payments infrastructure while establishing reusable patterns across multiple squads. Your daily responsibilities include setting engineering standards for coding, testing, and API design, mentoring senior engineers, and collaborating with leadership on technical feasibility and roadmap risks. You will utilize technologies including Kubernetes, GCP, Azure, SonarQube, Snyk, and GitHub Copilot. The role focuses on solving complex international trade problems by building scalable, production-grade systems that manage tariffs, assortment optimization, and multi-currency handling to ensure a seamless experience for merchants and customers across mobile, web, and in-store channels.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design end-to-end technical architectures for cross-border trade systems including onboarding, payments, and compliance.
  • Establish and enforce coding standards, testing practices, and API design principles across multiple engineering squads.
  • Translate ambiguous business requirements into well-scoped, executable engineering plans with product leadership.
  • Define and own SLOs, SLAs, and production readiness for critical cross-border services.
  • Drive observability, incident response preparedness, and capacity planning to ensure platform resilience.
  • Mentor senior software engineers and lead architecture working groups or communities of practice.
  • Champion AI-augmented development tools to increase productivity across engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering.
  • 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
  • Deep experience designing and operating scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native platforms like Kubernetes or GCP/Azure.
  • Proven track record of driving technical alignment and building consensus across multiple squads without direct authority.
  • Working familiarity with e-commerce or marketplace challenges, including seller integrations, order lifecycles, and international compliance.
  • Experience owning SLOs, leading incident retrospectives, and building observability into system designs.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering (preferred).
  • Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).

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