Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

13h•$90,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Backend Engineer will lead a team of 4-8 engineers to design, develop, and maintain microservice-based systems using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience specialized in Backend
Expert-level proficiency in Java and Spring Boot
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, Kafka, containerization, and cloud environments
Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, system observability, and deployment architecture
Proven ability to design scalable, reliable, and high-performing Fullstack solutions
Strong expertise with API design and development
Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills
Strong problem-solving skills with a highly analytical mindset.
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.

Nice To Haves

Thrive in fast-paced environments and bring curiosity, creativity, and a drive to continuously learn
Passionate about building cloud-native systems that solve real-world problems at scale
Enjoy mentoring others and elevating the technical capabilities of your team
Experience delivering high-impact projects in a global, enterprise environment
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.

Responsibilities

Lead a cross-functional agile team of engineers
Translate complex requirements into scalable solutions
Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain secure and efficient APIs, microservices, and user-facing interfaces
Contribute to the entire development lifecycle
Mentor and guide engineers
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, architects, and global engineering teams
Analyze application performance and lead root cause analyses
Champion innovation and Fullstack development best practices
Owns scoped feature or model delivery through collaborative engineering teams.
Manages implementation, iteration, testing, and ongoing support for assigned services, APIs, user interfaces, or ML model components.
Operates with a product-driven mindset and aligns outcomes with broader platform, system, and domain objectives.
Writes clean, efficient, and reliable code using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++.
Drives full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD deployments, automated testing, observability, monitoring, and maintenance.
Builds scripts for the automation of repetitive tasks and implements telemetry features independently.
Conducts code structure reviews and supports ongoing defect management and debugging processes.
Integrates AI agents and ML components using internal and external APIs to enhance software intelligence.
Leverages GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development velocity and innovation.
Applies object-oriented programming principles and documentation-based coding practices to ensure modularity, maintainability, and consistency.
Assists in converting high-level designs into detailed designs using mock screens, pseudo code, and functional logic.
Evaluates trade-offs and designs scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems aligned with Walmart’s standards.
Participates in design reviews and ensures the implementation of appropriate design patterns and principles.
Demonstrates continuous learning and supports peer growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing.
Engages stakeholders to identify and refine complex business or user problems.
Translates pain points into actionable technical requirements and defines clear metrics to measure solution success and impact.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivered solutions meet user needs and technical expectations.
Conducts complex maintenance procedures and monitors application performance using appropriate metrics and tools.
Ensures adherence to project milestones and timelines through program reporting, CI/CD tools, and program logging systems.
Supports the delivery of high-quality and reliable software systems through proactive monitoring, testing, and continuous integration practices.
Promotes a collaborative engineering mindset focused on continuous improvement and team wellbeing.
Contributes to innovation strategies, internal knowledge sharing, and platform enhancement through engineering best practices.
Supports system uptime, performance, and customer experience by owning the quality and performance of delivered features.
Demonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives.
Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion.
Applies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals.
Adapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context.
Anticipates the downstream effects of technical choices and integrates feedback to improve outcomes.
Works effectively across teams, openly shares knowledge, and communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products.
Encourages experimentation and learning to drive ongoing improvement.
Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training; mentoring; assigning duties; providing recognition; and promoting a belonging mindset in workplace.
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy; and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices.

Benefits

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.
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.

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