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$176k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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
825 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$121,000–$242,000
across 473 roles with salary data.
As a (USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer on the Marketplace team within Growth Tech, you will join the Seller Onboarding and Item Setup team to develop services helping millions of sellers conduct business with Walmart. You will write production-grade code, design complex distributed systems, and lead end-to-end technical designs for cloud-native, AI-powered software systems and intelligent automation solutions. Your daily work involves managing API contracts, data models, and cross-cutting concerns while establishing architectural standards for international marketplace growth. You will utilize expertise in distributed systems, platform engineering, and DevOps CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable services. The role focuses on solving complex technical problems by automating manual processes, optimizing APIs, and building robust workflows that connect cloud microservices, seller portals, and AI-driven analytics.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Write and deploy production-grade code for seller onboarding and item setup services.
Lead end-to-end technical design for complex initiatives including API contracts and data models.
Design and develop scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems and intelligent automation solutions.
Establish architectural standards and resolve bottlenecks for international marketplace growth.
Drive operational excellence through code reviews, strategic architectural decisions, and incident management.
Champion DevOps CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
Identify and automate manual processes to improve the overall developer experience.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Demonstrated hands-on coding expertise with the ability to own end-to-end implementation from design to production deployment.
Extensive experience leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.
Strong expertise in operational excellence, including DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
Exceptional problem-solving and debugging capabilities with a focus on platform design and development.
Effective collaboration and mentorship skills to foster engineering excellence across teams.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).