Senior, Software Engineer (Sunnyvale - On-Site Hiring Event)

Position Summary

As a Senior Software Engineer with Walmart Global Tech in Sunnyvale, you’ll build and scale backend systems that power seamless digital experiences for millions of people across our U.S. Walmart Tech ecosystem. From checkout and fulfillment to dynamic user journeys, the services we build connect digital and physical retail at one of the largest scales in the world.

Engineering Role Overview

Across U.S. Walmart Tech, we partner closely with product, data, design, and business teams to build technology that empowers associates and helps customers save money and live better. Whether someone is shopping on Walmart.com, using our mobile app, or walking into a store, we’re building the systems that bring those experiences together.

What You'll Do

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs that support complex digital experiences
• Lead architecture discussions, performance optimization, and scalability improvements
• Partner with product, frontend, data, and UX teams to deliver solutions that improve the end-to-end experience
• Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong culture of learning
• Champion best practices in architecture, security, testing, and operational excellence
• Build secure, high-performance distributed systems that handle large volumes of traffic and data
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and GitHub

What You'll Bring

• 4–8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend depth
• Hands-on experience with Java, distributed systems, and large-scale application design
• Expertise in Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Kafka, and Cassandra
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices, DevOps, and monitoring tools
• Strong database design skills and experience writing complex queries
• Deep understanding of multithreading, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's 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.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards
• Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
• Other benefits including short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more
• The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00
• Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses
• Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Stock