Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $143,000–$286,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 18 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 719 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 592 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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As a (USA) Staff, Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech, you will join the team developing highly scalable backend platforms for the world’s largest retail marketplace. You will lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. Your daily responsibilities include building backend microservices, architecting real-time event-driven systems, and optimizing large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines. You will utilize Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, and Apache Spark to solve complex problems regarding system resilience, observability, and cost efficiency. You must apply cloud-native architecture principles, software design patterns, and API design to manage massive volumes of real-time and batch data. Additionally, you will mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and drive long-term platform reliability improvements across distributed systems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1206 postings across 79 companies.

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Skills

Java Spring Boot Apache Kafka Apache Spark Microservices Cloud-native Architecture CI/CD Distributed Systems Data Pipelines API Design Containers Observability Caching Async Processing Concurrency Tuning

What you'll do

Design and build scalable backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
Architect and implement real-time event-driven systems using Apache Kafka.
Develop and optimize large-scale batch and streaming data pipelines using Apache Spark.
Drive architecture decisions regarding scalability, resiliency, observability, and cost efficiency.
Lead system design reviews and define engineering best practices for distributed systems.
Optimize system performance through partitioning, caching, async processing, and concurrency tuning.
Mentor engineers and act as a technical multiplier across multiple engineering teams.
Participate in production incident reviews and drive long-term platform reliability improvements.

What we're looking for

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience (preferred).
Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation.
Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and platform development.
Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability.
Skilled in Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, and Apache Spark.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).

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