(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

48d•$110,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The Staff Software Engineer position within the Wellbeing team at Walmart is a critical role, responsible for shaping the future of providing smoot experiences to Walmart associates. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive significant impact across the company by developing and advancing the next generation of internal applications that benefit Walmart's associates. The Wellbeing team is dedicated to the development of enterprise-grade digital applications that enhance business operations throughout Walmart. The team seeks a Staff Software Engineer with substantial experience in software development to oversee and facilitate the creation and scaling of robust, high-performance applications. The GTA Manager Experience (web) is a key business priority for FY26. The objective is to develop a comprehensive manager web experience that will facilitate the launch of a new in-house Managers Global Time & Attendance portal. A senior individual contributor is required to lead this initiative, as it will redesign how Store Managers and facilities operate overall. In this capacity, the successful candidate will serve as a strong, hands-on individual contributor, actively engaging in coding, automation, and the deployment of large-scale web and mobile solutions. This role demands direct, practical involvement in defining technical strategy, implementing features, and ensuring system performance, scalability, and maintainability. The position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams while setting a standard for technical excellence through hands-on development. Additionally, the Staff Software Engineer will champion the adoption of emerging GenAI frameworks and best practices within the organization.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in full stack software development.
Deep expertise in modern full-stack development: React, React Native, Next.js, Node.js, and TypeScript.
Strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Spark, Azure, and GCP.
Depth experience in building Restful Web Services, GraphQL APIs, and messaging services like Kafka.
Demonstrated knowledge of design patterns.
Experience writing unit test cases for code verification and code coverage using JUnit and Mockito.
Experience deploying applications to the server using Docker and Jenkins.
Experience designing and testing RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
Experience designing scalable microservices.
Experience monitoring logs and errors for troubleshooting using Splunk.
Experience documenting and maintaining Confluence pages.
Experience maintaining a producer-consumer architecture with Apache Kafka.
Experience maintaining code using Git and GitHub.
Experience publishing and managing dependencies using Maven.
Experience with public cloud technologies such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.
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

Assume ownership of full-stack architecture and implementation for scalable applications supporting more than 2 million users.
Lead the migration of core functionality from the legacy GTA Platform to Walmart's web and mobile architecture.
Oversee the systematic transition of essential workflows and user interface components from the legacy JSP-based system to the new React Native application, ensuring feature parity, comprehensive testing, and readiness for a phased rollout.
Provide advanced technical leadership and expertise to accelerate the adoption of the industry's best engineering practices.
Remain informed of current industry trends, technological innovations, and best practices in software engineering.
Take ownership of full-stack architecture and implementation for scalable applications (supporting 2M+ users) by migrating Core Functionality from Legacy GTA Platform to Walmart Web-Mobile architecture. Lead the structured migration of key workflows and UI components from the legacy JSP-based system into the new React Native application, ensuring feature parity, testing coverage, and phased rollout readiness.
Provide deep technical expertise and thought leadership that helps accelerate adoption of the absolute best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends, and practices.
Play a pivotal role in shaping architectural decisions, championing scalable and efficient solutions to meet present and future needs.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership and mentorship to your teammates, other teams, and engineers.
Lead and participate in medium- to large-scale projects by reviewing project requirements, translating requirements into technical solutions, gathering requested information, writing and developing code, and conducting unit testing. Communicate status and issues to team members and stakeholders.
Collaborate with project teams and cross-functional teams. Troubleshoot open issues and bug-fixes, ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs. Interact with the project manager to provide input on the project plan.
Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, root cause), engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues. Formulate action plans, perform actions as designated in the plan, interpret the results to determine further action, perform root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues, and complete online documentation.
Provide support to the business by responding to users' questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility, implementation strategies). Facilitate resolutions and lead cross-functional partnerships.
Establish Development Best Practices with Automation
Define and enforce coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing strategies across the full stack. Promote code quality, maintainability, and reliability through tools like unit tests, integration tests, and static analysis. Champion engineering excellence and mentor team members in modern development workflows.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
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.