Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart, Inc.

$143K — $286K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience building complex architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Java technologies and SQL/NoSQL databases.
  • Disciplined approach to software development including code reviews and documentation.
  • Strong desire to learn and adopt new technologies, especially Kubernetes and Spring Boot.
  • Hands-on experience with Big Query and Cloud Bigtable is a plus.
  • Proven ability to translate requirements into project plans in an agile environment.
  • Collaborative leadership style that fosters teamwork and insight-driven outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deliver multiple business or technology-driven projects.
  • Shape architectural decisions for scalable and secure solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members.
  • Guide software engineers in building secure REST services using modern frameworks.
  • Take ownership of the technical stack to enhance delivery speed and developer productivity.
  • Drive quality and performance goals within the team.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality software products.
  • Troubleshoot production issues and conduct root cause analysis.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k) with company match and stock purchase options.
  • Paid time off including sick leave, parental leave, and family care leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Paid education benefit program covering tuition and fees.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Marketplace Traffic Exposure team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the design and maintenance of advanced frameworks that elevate Walmart's Marketplace capabilities, ensuring unparalleled experiences for both sellers and channel partners. We deliver high-performing applications for sellers to drive customer traffic to their offers with both paid and organic channels. Your responsibilities will encompass coding, debugging, optimizing, and monitoring application health to ensure robust performance. In addition to these technical duties, you will provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their professional growth, and actively collaborate with product and UX/UI teams to deliver seamless integrations. This expanding business sector offers substantial opportunities for technological innovation and professional advancement within a dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive environment. Your leadership and expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of Walmart's Marketplace.

What You'll Do
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:
  • Act as a technical lead to design, develop, and deliver multiple business- or technology-driven projects with small to medium-sized teams, supporting new functionalities and user experiences.
  • Play a pivotal role in shaping architectural decisions, championing scalable, secure, and efficient solutions to meet current and future needs.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and mentorship to teammates, partner teams, and engineers.
  • Guide software engineers in building and delivering secure REST services using Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Kafka, Kubernetes, Maven, and cloud technologies.
  • Take ownership across the technical stack to improve speed of delivery, developer productivity, and overall engineering effectiveness.
  • Drive availability, quality, performance, and resiliency goals with your team.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Product, Business, and Operations to understand requirements and deliver high-quality software products.
  • Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering relevant information (issue, impact, and criticality), performing root cause analysis, engaging support teams as needed, developing action plans, and completing required documentation.
  • Communicate effectively with peers and stakeholders at all levels.
  • Enjoy spending time writing and reviewing code while leading technical and architectural design discussions.
  • Help establish tools, processes, and documentation to continuously improve code quality and engineering standards.


What You'll Bring
  • 10+ years of experience building complex architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Java technologies, SQL and NoSQL databases, distributed caching, event-streaming platforms such as Kafka, and container technologies.
  • A disciplined approach to software development, including code reviews, testing, documentation, and clean code practices.
  • A strong desire to continuously improve, learn, and adopt the latest capabilities in Kubernetes, Java, and Spring Boot.
  • Hands-on experience with Big Query (data warehousing) and Cloud Bigtable (NoSQL) is a plus.
  • Proven ability to translate requirements into project plans while working in an agile environment.
  • Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to solve business problems and deliver best-in-class customer experiences.
  • A collaborative leadership style that encourages teams to work together and deliver insight-driven outcomes.


At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

Sunnyvale, California US-11807: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00

Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

- Stock








Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

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 or related area.
Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of America

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