Senior, Software Engineer - Backend

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

42d•$90,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust microservice-based systems that support Walmart's global retail operations. You'll be part of the International Store Operations team, responsible for maintaining and modernizing inventory management applications that support more than 4,000 stores across 8 countries. You'll play a key role in shaping our backend architecture using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases, leading a team through complex challenges and delivering solutions at massive scale.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2-3 years in a technical lead capacity.
Expert-level proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with deep knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
Experience with SQL (Azure SQL) and NoSQL (Cosmos, Cassandra, MongoDB) databases.
Hands-on experience with Kafka, containerization, and cloud environments (Azure, GCP, or AWS).
Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and system observability.
Proven ability to design for scalability, reliability, and performance in large, complex systems.
Familiarity with application security, test automation, and behavior-driven development.
Experience guiding developers on AI adoption within development processes and driving AI integrations within applications.
Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills with a passion for mentoring others.
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.
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.
Are passionate about building cloud-native systems that solve real-world problems at scale.
Enjoy mentoring others and elevating the technical capabilities of your team.
Have experience delivering high-impact projects in a global, enterprise environment.
Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field

Responsibilities

Lead development efforts for a cross-functional agile team of 6-8 engineers responsible for critical backend features and applications used across multiple international markets.
Translate complex requirements into scalable, high-performance solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and modern cloud technologies.
Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain secure APIs and microservices with a focus on automation, fault tolerance, and high availability.
Drive code quality through reviews, documentation, and adherence to best practices in system design, performance, and reliability.
Mentor and guide engineers by sharing expertise through technical talks, code reviews, and pair programming.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, and global engineering teams to deliver insight-driven, customer-focused outcomes.
Analyze and optimize application performance, monitor production systems, and lead root cause analyses to ensure stability and resilience.
Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and contributing to the continuous improvement of our engineering 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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