Staff, Software Engineer (Fullstack)

Wal-Mart•Sunnyvale, CA

40d

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in both backend and frontend technologies, and a strong understanding in Trust and Safety domain. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, architectural vision, and the ability to mentor engineers. You will define and maintain technical architecture, Drive seller trust and Safety roadmap for Walmart Global Tech. About Team Join the innovative Walmart Marketplace team focused on Seller trust and Safety were creativity and technological innovation drive success. We specialize in enhancing Seller trust and risk management in ensuring a seamless shopping experience for all consumers on Walmart.com. Our tech stack includes Java for backend services and science models that are focused on fraud detection and safety

Requirements

Deep domain expertise in building and scaling Trust and Safety systems either payment or e-commerce domain
Highly ambiguous problems of trust and safety by working with multiple business products and technology stakeholders.
Experience with large-scale, distributed data platforms capable of supporting high-throughput, low-latency transactions across fast-access data stores, graph databases, and big query stores.
Strong experience with real-time data streaming frameworks (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming) to enable anomaly detection and event-driven architectures at scale.
Proven ability to design and scale decisioning and ML inference platforms to handle high transaction volumes with sub-second latency while maintaining accuracy and reliability.
Expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Java and Scala, Go and familiarity with cloud-native platforms (GCP BigQuery, Azure)
Familiarity with risk modeling, fraud detection, anomaly detection, or decisioning systems is highly desirable.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (risk, data science, product, compliance) and translate business requirements into technical design.
Strong ownership in designing, coding, and delivering core components of the platform while contributing to architectural discussions and mentoring peers.
Experience with e-commerce and Marketplace is preferred
Option 1: 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.
Option 2: 6 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 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

Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions to ensure engineering best practices.
Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise in backend, frontend, and agentic technologies.
Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, development best practices, and agentic frameworks.
Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals, scalability, and agentic adoption.
Architect complex software systems (data/backend), ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration.
Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.
Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to communicate architectural decisions and agentic design options.
Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.
Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence.
Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.
Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.
Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams.
Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, especially in agentic frameworks and Gen AI, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

Benefits

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great benefits include a 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, flexible working hours, and 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.

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