(USA) Software Engineer III

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

4d • $117,000 - $234,000

About The Position

As a Software Engineer III at Walmart, you will build and operate highly available, scalable distributed and SQL platform capabilities for enterprise-grade, mission-critical services. The role supports NoSQL products such as Cosmos and Spanner, and SQL products such as Postgres across public and private clouds. You will contribute to API development, backend engineering, site reliability, DevOps automation, and operational excellence, applying Java and Python expertise and a focus on automation, observability, reliability, and incident response.

The Data Services team develops and operates scalable, highly available distributed SQL and NoSQL platforms supporting enterprise applications. It works across product, infrastructure, and operations teams and uses automation and AI-assisted engineering practices to promote platform stability, continuous improvement, technical excellence, ownership, and alignment with Walmart’s values.

Requirements

• Experience maintaining, managing, and supporting database technology applications, with an empathetic approach to problem solving.
• Proven software engineering experience, strong technical acumen, and proficiency in object-oriented programming and API design.
• Ability to deliver scalable, maintainable, high-availability software solutions using iterative and incremental development methodologies.
• Expertise in debugging, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting complex production issues.
• Skill in CI/CD practices, including automation scripting and telemetry implementation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Either a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area plus 2 years of software engineering or related experience; or 4 years of software engineering or related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area.
• Background creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, accessibility best practices, and integrating digital accessibility into products and services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and platform APIs using Java and Python.
• Enhance distributed and SQL platform capabilities across Cosmos, Spanner, and Postgres in public and private clouds, including provisioning, tuning, upgrades, reliability, and operational support.
• Develop reusable automation for lifecycle management, configuration, monitoring, failover, backup and recovery, and capacity planning.
• Drive DevOps and SRE practices, including CI/CD, deployment safety, observability, incident triage, root cause analysis, and remediation.
• Use AI-assisted automation to reduce toil, accelerate troubleshooting, and improve engineering productivity.
• Collaborate with architects and partner teams on secure, reliable, cost-efficient platform solutions, documentation, and roadmaps.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, and/or PPTO.
• Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Walmart-paid Live Better U education benefit, with programs from high school completion through bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are paid.
• Annual or quarterly performance bonuses; stock may be additional compensation for certain positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level