(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

5h•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced software engineer with strong backend, cloud, and platform engineering expertise. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building scalable distributed systems, cloud-native applications, microservices, and developer platforms. As a Staff Software Engineer you will be required to have technical depth, and the ability to influence design decisions, improve engineering practices, and collaborate across teams. You should be comfortable solving complex technical problems, supporting production systems, mentoring engineers, and driving reliable, high-quality delivery.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in Java, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization.
Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, RESTful services, microservices, and cloud-native development.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or GCP.
Experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming/messaging platforms.
Strong knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, build tools, automated testing, and deployment practices.
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization/orchestration technologies.
Experience with observability tools for logging, monitoring, and distributed tracing.
Working knowledge of React, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript is a plus.
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, production support, and reliability engineering skills.
Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Strong communication, collaboration, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.
Hands on AI engineering experience in using LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, or RAG-based architectures.
Exposure to Anthropic ecosystem concepts such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) , Claude Code , Claude Agent SDK , tool use, agentic workflows, context management, and human-in-the-loop AI automation.
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.
OR 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Experience building or operating enterprise-scale CI/CD platforms or internal developer platforms.
Knowledge of platform engineering, developer experience, and Internal Developer Platform principles.
Experience with performance engineering, scalability optimization, and reliability engineering.
Understanding of responsible AI practices, model evaluation, guardrails, or LLMOps.
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.
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.
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

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
Contribute to platform engineering initiatives, internal developer tools, CI/CD improvements, and developer productivity.
Translate business and technical requirements into reliable, maintainable software solutions.
Build and support event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging technologies.
Design and optimize data storage using relational and NoSQL databases.
Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and operational readiness.
Troubleshoot production issues, resolve defects, and support smooth releases.
Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, and technical planning.
Create documentation, operational playbooks, reusable patterns, and engineering best practices.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and cross-functional teams to deliver outcomes.
Mentor engineers and help foster a culture of technical excellence.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
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.
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.