Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

Position Summary... What you'll do... We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join Walmart Search Runtime Engineering team. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor a large team of engineers. You will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals, scalability requirements and cost optimization. About Team: Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization. What you'll do As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science and 6 years of experience or master’s degree in computer science and 4 years of experience with building scalable, highly distributed, high performing, and robust Java applications.
Strong foundation in system design, data structures, and distributed systems.
Expert-level knowledge of Java technologies, Spring framework, Web applications and distributed systems with a focus on server-side components.
Proficient hands-on experience in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning Java application.
Experience with search technologies (e.g., Solr, Lucene, Vespa).
Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or similar).
Proficiency CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the search domain highly desirable.
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

Act as a technical lead to design, develop scalable, high-performance backend system and lead end-to-end delivery of core platform features and infrastructure improvements.
Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.
Drive system design, code quality, developer productivity and operational excellence.
Guide software engineers in building and delivering secure REST services using Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and cloud technologies.
Drive availability, quality, performance, and resiliency goals with your team.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Product, Business, and Operations to understand requirements and deliver high-quality software products.
Direct root cause analysis of critical business and production issues by reviewing and analyzing relevant information (issue, impact, and criticality) and directing actions as designated in the plan.
Communicate effectively with peers and stakeholders at all levels.
Help establish tools, processes, and documentation to continuously improve code quality and engineering standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Science, Product, and Search Ops.

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.
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.