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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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The (USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer joins the Walmart Data Ventures team to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native, AI-powered systems. This role involves writing production-quality code, implementing complex distributed systems, and overseeing the full software development lifecycle. Key responsibilities include driving technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and ensuring architectural integrity through DevOps, CI/CD, and reliability engineering. You will utilize a technical stack including Java, J2EE, Spring Framework, JVM internals, React, REST APIs, GraphQL, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases. The position focuses on building the Scintilla platform, which provides actionable, customer-centric insights for CPGs and merchants. You will solve complex problems related to scalability, observability, and system performance optimization to deliver reliable, maintainable data products within a high-velocity engineering environment.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Lead the architecture, design, and hands-on development of scalable, cloud-native, AI-powered platforms.
Write production-quality code and implement complex, distributed systems.
Own the execution and architectural integrity of critical services aligned to domain strategy.
Champion DevOps, CI/CD, reliability, observability, and operational excellence.
Drive code reviews, incident resolution, and system performance optimization.
Identify architectural bottlenecks and automate solutions to improve engineering velocity.
Mentor engineers through technical leadership and engineering best practices.
Partner with cross-functional teams to align technology decisions with business objectives.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of software engineering experience.
Obtain 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Demonstrate deep expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring Framework, JVM internals, React, REST APIs, GraphQL, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Possess hands-on experience building scalable, resilient, cloud-native platforms and applications.
Maintain a strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, and modern software architecture.
Demonstrate proven technical leadership influencing architecture and engineering strategy across organizations.
Possess strong mentoring, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of software engineering experience (preferred).