(USA) Staff, Software Engineer, Backend - Data Venture

Wal-Mart•Sunnyvale, CA

40d•$110,000 - $286,000•Onsite

About The Position

Position Summary... What you'll do... Partner with cross-functional team members to develop and maintain a well-defined roadmap, while balancing technological excellence Facilitate coordination of multiple scrum teams to successfully deliver committed feature sets. Develop software systems and solve complex problems by leveraging state-of-the-art technology. Document knowledge and processes specific to your work. Utilize strong interpersonal skills in working with numerous internal teams and expand personal and team knowledge of new and upcoming products. Contribute to all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code. Lead technical direction and architecture with engineering team medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirement); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects; ensuring on-time delivery. Participates in the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the technical lead, product management, business and cross-functional teams; help obtaining cross-function approvals; driving proof-of-concept; and implementing prototypes to validate ideas.

Requirements

At least 10 professional software development with expertise in backend systems; proven track record of leading architecture for distributed platforms.
Deep proficiency in Java (JDK 21), Spring Boot, Kafka, Cassandra, and large-scale data processing frameworks (Spark, Airflow).
Strong background in designing multi-tenant, cloud-native systems (Azure/GCP) with emphasis on scalability, performance, and reliability.
Adept at breaking down complex problems into actionable solutions while balancing trade-offs across performance, cost, and delivery speed.
Ownership-driven, passionate about technology, eager to learn and experiment with emerging paradigms (AI workflows/agents, automation).
Strong understanding SQL & SQL tuning.
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence, align, and partner with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders globally.
Strong creative, collaboration and communication skills
Familiarity with CI/CD, unit testing, automated frontend testing
Build high quality code by conducting unit testing and enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects
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.
6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Experience with online retail.
Experience working with teams across multiple locations.
GraphQL Experience.
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.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional team members to develop and maintain a well-defined roadmap, while balancing technological excellence
Facilitate coordination of multiple scrum teams to successfully deliver committed feature sets.
Develop software systems and solve complex problems by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.
Document knowledge and processes specific to your work.
Utilize strong interpersonal skills in working with numerous internal teams and expand personal and team knowledge of new and upcoming products.
Contribute to all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
Lead technical direction and architecture with engineering team medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirement); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects; ensuring on-time delivery.
Participates in the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the technical lead, product management, business and cross-functional teams; help obtaining cross-function approvals; driving proof-of-concept; and implementing prototypes to validate ideas.

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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
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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