Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary

Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable software solutions that align with business objectives. This role involves driving technical architecture, overseeing coding standards, and ensuring high-quality, secure, and maintainable code. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to analyze requirements, manage risks, and deliver innovative products while supporting continuous integration and deployment processes. This position demands strong problem-solving skills, expertise in cloud-native architectures, and a commitment to advancing technology within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

About the Team

The Pricing team combines algorithmic intelligence with high-scale distributed systems to power Walmart's real-time pricing platform across all omni-channel touchpoints. The team builds and maintains low-latency, fault-tolerant services that compute, serve, and enforce accurate prices for millions of items — supporting Walmart's mission of delivering Everyday Low Prices to customers in-store, online, and on mobile. Engineers on this team design reusable, cloud-native pricing primitives on WCNP, drive price consistency across US and international markets, and partner closely with Merchandising, Market Place, Finance, and Data Science teams to translate competitive pricing strategies into production-grade technology. Their work underpins Walmart's pricing integrity, operational efficiency, and customer trust.

What You'll Do

• Analyze and classify requirements, including functional and non-functional, to align solutions with business objectives.
• Design scalable, modular software architectures incorporating disaster recovery and cloud-native principles.
• Develop detailed designs, including mock screens and pseudocode, to guide implementation and clarify requirements.
• Lead coding efforts, ensuring adherence to standards, security, and maintainability across platforms and frameworks.
• Drive test strategy development, tool selection, and execution to ensure comprehensive coverage and defect resolution.
• Monitor program metrics, manage CI/CD pipelines, and support continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to enhance software quality and performance.

What You'll Bring

• Extensive experience in software architecture, distributed systems, and scalable design patterns.
• Proficiency in coding languages such as JavaScript and Python, with strong adherence to coding standards and security practices.
• Expertise in requirements analysis, including functional and non-functional requirements, risk assessment, and user story creation.
• Strong skills in solution design, cloud-native architecture, and platform development.
• Proven ability to lead testing strategies, defect management, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation scripting, and telemetry implementation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to drive continuous improvement in software engineering processes.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Option 1: 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.
• Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred:

• 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.

Pay

• Hoboken, New Jersey: $132,000.00 - $264,000.00 annual salary
• Bentonville, Arkansas: $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 annual salary
• Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.

Benefits

• 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.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount depends on job classification and length of employment and will meet or exceed paid sick leave laws where applicable.
• Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities, including high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

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