Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build enterprise-scale Digital Financial Services platforms. This role is backend-heavy, with strong expectations Node.js distributed systems, while also providing technical leadership for React-based front-end applications. You will operate as a senior technical leader, driving architecture, system design, and engineering excellence across the full stack.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong expertise in Node and backend development
• Experience building distributed, microservices-based systems
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event streaming
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs
• Solid understanding of system design, concurrency, and data modeling
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Skilled in debugging, defect management, and performance troubleshooting to ensure high availability and maintainability.
• Strong expertise in Node.js ,Rust,typescript and GraphQL( Apollo Federation ), with experience designing and scaling production GraphQL services.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale projects and influencing technical direction at the organizational level.
• Strong problem-solving skills, communication abilities, and collaborative mindset.
• Prior experience in high-traffic, consumer-facing applications.

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
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and experience implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• Experience creating inclusive digital experiences

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and design decisions for GraphQL APIs, Node.js, Rust services and platforms that power critical applications.
• Build event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka
• Define API contracts (REST / GraphQL) between front-end and backend services
• Optimize systems for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Drive technical standards for coding, testing, CI/CD, and observability
• Partner with product, UX, data, and platform teams
• Guide and mentor senior and mid-level engineers, raising the overall technical bar of the team.
• Champion CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and incident response practices.
• Develop and maintain React + TypeScript front-end applications

Benefits

• Incentive awards for performance
• 401(k) match
• Stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO
• Multiple health plans
• Competitive pay
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates

What This Job Offers

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