(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

13d

About The Position

About Team The Search team at Walmart processes billions of queries across millions of products on our global websites and apps. Whether a customer is searching for a specific item or browsing through categories, our platform powers the intelligence behind product discovery. We leverage structured and semi-structured data at massive scale - drawing from catalogs, transaction logs, social data, and more. By combining cutting-edge information retrieval, machine learning, and ranking algorithms, we build low-latency, high-availability systems that directly impact customer experience and business metrics. What You’ll Do As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance backend systems that power our Search Ranking platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine deep backend expertise with ML engineering to drive product discovery at scale.

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.
• Hands-on experience with the Spring framework and building scalable web applications.
• Proficiency in Python, with experience deploying and optimizing ML model inference pipelines in production.
• Familiarity with ML model serving frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Serving, TorchServe).
• Experience with search technologies (e.g., Solr, Lucene).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or similar).
• Proficiency CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong skills in debugging, performance tuning, and supporting production systems.
• 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

• Design, build, and maintain low-latency, scalable backend services for search ranking.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of core platform features and infrastructure improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Science, Product, and Search Ops.
• Build robust infrastructure for model deployment, monitoring, and runtime performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.
• Drive system design, code quality, and operational excellence.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees