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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
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(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will join a team developing systems to manage software dependencies across thousands of repositories. You will lead the development of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. Your daily responsibilities include designing and maintaining backend microservices, building event-driven systems, and improving CI/CD pipelines to enhance developer productivity. You will utilize Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and relational or NoSQL databases while leveraging Docker and Kubernetes for orchestration. The role requires hands-on AI engineering experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, vector databases, and RAG-based architectures. You will solve complex problems regarding system resilience, security policy enforcement, and automated failure diagnosis, ensuring technical excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and the creation of reusable engineering patterns.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
Develop platform engineering initiatives, internal developer tools, and CI/CD improvements to boost productivity.
Build and support event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging technologies.
Design and optimize data storage solutions using relational and NoSQL databases.
Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and operational readiness through proactive monitoring.
Troubleshoot production issues, resolve defects, and support smooth software releases.
Create technical documentation, operational playbooks, and reusable engineering patterns.
Mentor engineers and lead architecture discussions, design reviews, and technical planning.
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.
Strong proficiency in Java, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization.
Experience with Spring Boot, RESTful services, microservices, and cloud-native development.
Experience with Kafka, relational databases, and NoSQL databases.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build tools, automated testing, deployment practices, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Working knowledge of React, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript.
Hands-on AI engineering experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, and RAG-based architectures.
Exposure to Model Context Protocol (MCP), Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and agentic workflows.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience (preferred).
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Python
Java
JavaScript
C++
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
Generative AI
ML Frameworks
API Design
Software Design Patterns
Observability
System Design
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Cloud-native Architecture
Python
Java
C++
JavaScript
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
AI/ML
System Design
API Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Software Design Patterns
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
API Design
ML Frameworks
DevOps
SAP
Agile
Software Design Patterns
System Design
Testing
Monitoring
Automation
WCAG) 2.2 AA