Senior, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$117,000 - $234,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Software Engineer is responsible for building and scaling next-generation item and assortment management capabilities across enterprise retail platforms. This includes driving automation, improving data quality, and enabling seamless supplier and operational workflows. The team leads the evolution of end-to-end item lifecycle management by enabling advanced item setup, maintenance, and governance through AI-driven and automated workflows, including item onboarding, enrichment, classification, and variant management, while simplifying legacy processes. They strengthen data foundations by establishing a single source of truth for item data, expanding data synchronization with external partners, and enhancing taxonomy and attribute governance. The team also drives scalable assortment planning capabilities, improves supplier experience through self-service and intelligent workflows, and enhances product content management. Additionally, they enable critical supply chain and operational use cases tied to item data and continuously innovate using automation and AI to deliver efficient, intelligent, and scalable solutions. Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this position

Requirements

5+ years strong backend engineering experience delivering scalable services in a production environment.
Proficiency in Java with Spring Boot for building RESTful and event-driven services.
Experience integrating or working with AI models and Large Language Models (LLMs) in backend systems.
Experience designing APIs and services that support data-intensive business domains such as merchandising.
Familiarity with cloud platforms, backend DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
Solid understanding of testing frameworks, observability, and production support.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in Agile environments.
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

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

Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that support core merchandising workflows.
Translate merchandising business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical solutions.
Develop production-quality code using established standards, with a focus on performance, reliability, and data integrity.
Integrate AI-powered services and data-driven models to enhance merchandising insights and automation.
Participate in Agile delivery, including story refinement, design discussions, and sprint execution.
Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution to minimize business impact.
Create and execute unit, integration, and regression tests to ensure solution quality.
Support CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and operational maintenance for backend applications.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
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.