(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart, Inc.

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field with 4 years of experience, or 6 years of relevant experience without a degree
  • Experience in backend or platform software development using Java, Python, Ruby, and shell scripting
  • Proven ability to operate and troubleshoot distributed systems in production
  • Experience in incident response and on-call rotations
  • Strong collaboration skills across engineering, cloud, and reliability teams

Responsibilities

  • Design and automate provisioning, scaling, and health monitoring of Cassandra clusters
  • Develop internal tools to reduce repetitive operational tasks
  • Lead incident response and perform root cause analysis for production systems
  • Enhance system reliability, performance, and cost efficiency
  • Implement AI-assisted tools for diagnostics and engineering productivity

Benefits

  • Performance bonuses
  • Stock options included for certain positions
  • Opportunity to work with one of the largest distributed database environments
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and AI-driven tools
  • Collaboration within diverse engineering and reliability teams
Full Job Description
Position Summary...

What you'll do...
Job Summary:
Join Walmart's Cassandra Platform team to design, operate, and continuously improve one of the largest distributed database environments in the world. This role combines production ownership with hands-on engineering focused on automation, reliability, and AI-driven efficiency.
What you'll do:
  • Reports to: Senior Engineering Manager, Cassandra Platform
  • Design and build automation to manage provisioning, scaling, upgrades, decommissions, and health monitoring of Cassandra clusters
  • Reduce repetitive operational work by developing internal tools and self-service capabilities
  • Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident response and root cause analysis for production systems
  • Improve system reliability, performance, and cost efficiency across a large-scale distributed database footprint
  • Evaluate and apply AI-assisted tooling to improve diagnostics, alert quality, and engineering productivity


What you'll bring:
  • Experience building backend or platform software using Java, Python, Ruby, and shell scripting
  • Experience operating and troubleshooting distributed systems in production environments
  • Ability to identify manual processes and replace them with scalable automation
  • Experience participating in on-call and incident response
  • Experience collaborating across engineering, cloud, and reliability teams


Bentonville, Arkansas US-30095: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

Sunnyvale, California US-11349: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00

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...

2403 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

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