Staff, Software Engineer (Backend Java)

Position Summary

This is a full-time onsite role based in Sunnyvale, CA; remote and hybrid options are not available. The Staff, Software Engineer plays a critical role in delivering scalable platform capabilities and driving the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance. This position leads technical execution aligned with strategic roadmaps, applies cloud-native architecture principles, and integrates AI/ML solutions to enhance platform functionality. The role involves mentoring engineers, influencing architectural decisions, and collaborating across teams to translate complex requirements into actionable solutions. Commitment to engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement is essential to support business objectives and elevate developer productivity.

About the Team

Our team delivers essential screening and compliance solutions that support Walmart Marketplace's growth by enabling legitimate sellers and preventing fraudulent activities. We develop reliable, scalable software that safeguards the platform and its users. Emphasizing collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement, the team integrates advanced technologies, including AI, to enhance system capabilities. Members engage in full lifecycle development—from design through deployment—ensuring high-quality outcomes aligned with business goals. This environment fosters innovation, accountability, and the delivery of impactful solutions that protect and advance the business.

What You'll Do

• Deliver platform capabilities including infrastructure, tooling, and ML frameworks aligned with roadmap milestones and domain priorities
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities such as coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance
• Apply cloud-native architecture principles to ensure scalable, resilient, and agile systems
• Conduct system design reviews to validate feasibility and ensure quality and alignment with architectural standards
• Build AI-driven applications and integrate ML components using multiple programming languages
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and promote engineering excellence through documentation and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and track success metrics using data-driven practices

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including extensive backend Java development, Spring Boot, Azure Cloud, and NoSQL or SQL database
• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to build scalable and resilient systems
• Strong proficiency in software design patterns, API design, and platform development to deliver high-quality solutions
• Experience leading full software development lifecycle activities, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and observability
• Ability to conduct system design reviews ensuring alignment with architectural best practices and project goals
• Skilled in mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions to promote engineering excellence and sustainability
• Data-driven problem-solving skills with a focus on defining metrics and optimizing development processes
• Adaptability to evolving technologies and effective collaboration across cross-functional teams

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Retail and/or marketplace experience strongly preferred

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We're a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the world's leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. Walmart's culture is a competitive advantage, and it's fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connections rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Benefits

• Incentive awards for performance
• 401(k) match and stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO and/or PPTO (for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes)
• Multiple health plans (medical, vision, and dental coverage)
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U education benefit program (high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees completely paid)

Pay

Annual salary range: $143,000.00 – $286,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and, for certain positions, stock.

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