Staff Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $110,000–$220,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $170,987–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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

Walmart currently has 825 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,000–$242,000 across 473 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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The (USA) Staff, Software Engineer is a hands-on individual contributor on the team responsible for building and operating the core transportation platform. This role involves designing, coding, and maintaining cloud-native solutions that manage the complete freight lifecycle, including planning, execution, tracking, and settlement for private and third-party fleets. You will lead architectural decisions, conduct system design reviews, and build AI-driven applications integrating ML components for automation. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Java programming, microservices, containers, and API design. You will utilize DevOps engineering practices and CI/CD deployment to ensure scalability and observability. The work focuses on solving complex logistics workflows to improve transportation efficiency and reduce operating costs within a global supply chain environment using agentic coding tools and modern web applications.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.

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Skills

Java Microservices Cloud-native Architecture CI/CD API Design DevOps Containers ML Frameworks Distributed Systems System Observability Software Design Patterns

What you'll do

Write production code to build and operate Walmart's core transportation platform.
Lead architectural decisions and conduct system design reviews to ensure scalability and quality.
Manage the full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Build AI-driven applications that integrate ML components for automation and multi-step reasoning.
Apply cloud-native architecture principles to develop secure, resilient, and modular microservices.
Translate complex business problems into actionable technical requirements with stakeholders.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions to promote engineering excellence.

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 in software engineering (preferred).
Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation.
Strong proficiency in Java programming and software design patterns.
Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and system observability.
Skilled in API design and DevOps engineering.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).

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