Walmart

Staff, Software Engineer - Backend

Walmart
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1 day ago
Bentonville, AR, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$110k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Author and champion Architecture Decision Records and design documents that establish standards across the warehouse management platform.
  • Represent warehouse management systems in architectural forums and align with cloud infrastructure and data platform teams.
  • Design and build scalable, high-throughput, low-latency microservices using domain-driven, event-driven, and API-first approaches.
  • Implement structured logging, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerts for observability.
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through reviews, pairing, and design and pull-request feedback.
  • Lead latency reduction, incident retrospectives, and platform reliability improvements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area plus 4 years of software engineering experience, or 6 years of software engineering experience without the degree.
  • The posting also describes the target profile as having 12+ years of experience building cloud-based, highly resilient, and scalable systems.
  • Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, software fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, problem solving, and Agile principles.
  • Advanced experience with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, Kafka, cloud infrastructure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Ability to troubleshoot issues quickly and provide technical solutions.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, facilitation, consensus-building, and interpersonal skills.
  • Preferred qualifications include a relevant master’s degree with 2 years of software engineering experience and familiarity with WCAG 2.2 AA, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility practices.

Benefits

  • Annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock may be available in addition to base salary.
  • 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, health plans, medical, vision and dental coverage, company-paid life insurance, and disability benefits.
  • Paid time off, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, voting leave, military leave, and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Company discounts and other employee perks are offered, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
  • Walmart’s Live Better U program can cover tuition, books, and fees for eligible education programs from high-school completion through bachelor’s degrees and short-form certificates.
  • The primary location is Bentonville, Arkansas, and Walmart emphasizes working together in person at its campuses.
Walmart

About Walmart

10,000+ employees

Walmart is a global omnichannel retailer that sells groceries, general merchandise, and services through Walmart and Sam's Club stores and online marketplaces for consumers and small businesses. Its model spans physical retail, e-commerce, advertising, and a vast supply chain, plus pharmacy, health, and financial services. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart Inc. is a public company on the NYSE (WMT) operating in the U.S. and multiple international markets.

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