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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$121,000–$242,000
across 473 roles with salary data.
The (USA) Senior, Software Engineer(Partner engineer or solution engineer) joins the Walmart Marketplace Platform team to support external developers and partners in integrating with the Marketplace API ecosystem. This role involves providing hands-on technical guidance on architecture, troubleshooting API issues, and defining scalable integration patterns. You will build tools, dashboards, and automation to monitor integration health while identifying systemic gaps to improve SDKs and developer tooling. The position requires proficiency in Java, NodeJS, or Rust, along with experience in RESTful APIs, GraphQL, authentication flows, and distributed systems. You must navigate complex data pipelines and cloud environments to improve the developer experience. By translating technical details into clear guidance, you will help align platform capabilities with partner needs to ensure reliable and scalable marketplace integrations.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Provide hands-on technical and architectural guidance to external developers and partners for API integrations.
Troubleshoot complex API issues and technical integration problems for external partners.
Define best practices, reference implementations, and scalable integration patterns for the marketplace.
Build tools, dashboards, and automation to monitor integration health and API adoption.
Identify systemic integration gaps and partner with engineering to improve APIs and SDKs.
Provide developer feedback to influence API design, documentation, and roadmap priorities.
Advocate for the developer experience to reduce friction and improve partner satisfaction.
What we're looking for
Must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience.
Must have 5 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Must have 6+ years of experience in software engineering, partner engineering, solutions engineering, or developer relations.
Must have strong hands-on coding skills with proficiency in Java, NodeJS, Rust, or similar backend development languages.
Must have a solid understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, authentication/authorization flows, and distributed system fundamentals.
Must have experience debugging complex integration issues involving API gateways, backend services, or data pipelines.
Must be able to translate technical details into clear guidance for external developers with varying levels of expertise.
Must have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related area and 1 year of experience (preferred).
Java
ReactJS
NodeJS
JavaScript
Swift
Kotlin
RESTful API
GraphQL
AI
ML
Generative AI
CI/CD
Figma
Charles
Postman
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Automated Testing
Observability