Position Summary...Backend engineer
Node.js experience
Database knowledge
Design and Development experience
Strong mentor
Tech leadership experience
What you'll do...We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build enterprise-scale Digital Financial Services platforms. This role is backend-heavy, with strong expectations Node.js distributed systems, while also providing technical leadership for React-based front-end applications.. You will operate as a senior technical leader, driving architecture, system design, and engineering excellence across the full stack.
What you will do: - Drive architecture and design decisions for GraphQL APIs, Node.js, Rust services and platforms that power critical applications.
- Strong expertise in Node.js ,Rust,typescript and GraphQL(Apollo Federation ), with experience designing and scaling production GraphQL services.
- Build event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka
- Define API contracts (REST / GraphQL) between front-end and backend services
- Optimize systems for performance, reliability, and scalability
- Drive technical standards for coding, testing, CI/CD, and observability
- Partner with product, UX, data, and platform teams
- Guide and mentor senior and mid-level engineers, raising the overall technical bar of the team.
- Champion CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and incident response practices.
- Proven track record of leading large-scale projects and influencing technical direction at the organizational level.
- Strong problem-solving skills, communication abilities, and collaborative mindset.
- Prior experience in high-traffic, consumer-facing applications.
- Develop and maintain React + TypeScript front-end applications
What you will bring: - 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong expertise in Node and backend development
- Experience building distributed, microservices-based systems
- Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event streaming
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs
- Solid understanding of system design, concurrency, and data modeling
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Skilled in debugging, defect management, and performance troubleshooting to ensure high availability and maintainability.
Benefits:Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
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...1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
