(USA) Senior, Software Engineer

Walmart, Inc.

$117K — $234K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Sunnyvale, CA
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Strong experience with large-scale distributed systems and API gateway platforms.
  • Expertise in GraphQL, including schema design and performance optimization.
  • Proficiency in backend languages such as Node.js, Java, or Rust.
  • Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks, preferably React/TypeScript.
  • Experience in building developer platforms with a strong focus on developer experience (DX).
  • Ability to influence architectural decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build high-scale distributed services for the Marketplace API Gateway.
  • Lead development of the Marketplace GraphQL (mGQL) gateway with a focus on schema and performance.
  • Enhance the Modal Context Protocol (MCP) gateway for integrated workflows.
  • Own the lifecycle of backend services from design to deployment.
  • Implement best practices for observability and fault isolation across the platform.
  • Develop intuitive developer experiences on developer.walmart.com.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on API consistency and security.

Benefits

  • 401(k) match
  • Stock purchase plan
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Multiple health plan options
  • Incentive awards based on performance
  • Flexible hybrid work model combining in-office and remote work.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the team:

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with strong experience in building high-scale distributed systems using Java, Rust, and NodeJS, along with modern Front-End development skills. In this role, you will contribute to evolving and operating the Marketplace API Gateway, which handles high-volume traffic from sellers and solution partners, and help design and build the new Marketplace GraphQL experience-centric api gateway (Apollo GQL Federation Framework). You will also work on enhancing developer.walmart.com to deliver intuitive, end-to-end developer experiences across our Marketplace API ecosystem and extend the MCP (Modal Context Protocol) gateway to enable agentic integrations within the Marketplace domain. The ideal candidate is comfortable working across backend services, federated GraphQL patterns, and developer-focused platform capabilities.

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What You'll Do:
  • Design, build, and evolve high-scale distributed services that power the Marketplace API Gateway supporting critical seller and partner traffic.
  • Lead the development of the mGQL (Marketplace GraphQL) gateway, including schema design, routing logic, federation strategy, and performance optimization.
  • Extend and enhance the MCP (Modal Context Protocol) gateway to enable agentic workflows and context-aware integrations across Marketplace domain systems.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of backend services, from design and implementation through testing, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing reliability.
  • Implement and drive best practices for resiliency, observability, rate limiting, quotas, latency reduction, SLAs, and fault isolation across gateway platforms.
  • Build seamless, intuitive developer experiences through developer.walmart.com, including onboarding flows, documentation pipelines, SDK integrations, and developer tooling.
  • Partner closely with product, content, and platform teams to ensure Marketplace APIs are discoverable, consistent, secure, and easy to integrate.
  • Champion and drive improvements in API versioning, schema governance, security standards, and public integration patterns to elevate developer experience.
  • Contribute to the architectural roadmap for agentic systems, supporting autonomous workflows, intelligent routing, and context-aware data flows.
  • Influence platform-wide patterns, protocols, and standards to ensure long-term scalability, maintainability, and evolution.
  • Develop performant UI surfaces and internal tools using modern front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript preferred).
  • Build and optimize Node.js, Java, or Rust-based services supporting developer platforms and orchestration layers.
  • Integrate UI, API, and backend systems to deliver cohesive, experience-centric platform capabilities.

What You'll Bring:
  • Strong experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and API gateway platforms.
  • Deep expertise in GraphQL, including schema design, federation, and performance optimization.
  • Solid understanding of backend service design, reliability engineering, observability, and fault-tolerant architectures.
  • Experience building developer platforms, public APIs, and tooling with a strong focus on developer experience (DX).
  • Working knowledge of modern protocols, API contracts, and platform governance practices.
  • Familiarity with agentic systems, autonomous workflows, or emerging middleware patterns is a plus.
  • Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Node.js, Java, or Rust.
  • Hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript preferred).
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence architectural decisions across multiple teams.
  • A developer-first mindset, with a passion for designing intuitive, scalable, and future-ready platforms.

Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

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.

The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00

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 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 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 1 year's 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.

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