Senior Software Engineer

Position

Job Location: 1375 Crossman Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Duties

• Owns scoped feature or model delivery through collaborative engineering teams.
• Manages implementation, iteration, testing, and ongoing support for assigned services, APIs, user interfaces, or ML model components.
• Operates with a product-driven mindset and aligns outcomes with broader platform, system, and domain objectives.

• Writes clean, efficient, and reliable code using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++.
• Drives full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD deployments, automated testing, observability, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Builds scripts for the automation of repetitive tasks and implements telemetry features independently.

• Conducts code structure reviews and supports ongoing defect management and debugging processes.
• Integrates AI agents and ML components using internal and external APIs to enhance software intelligence.
• Leverages GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development velocity and innovation.

• Applies object-oriented programming principles and documentation-based coding practices to ensure modularity, maintainability, and consistency.
• Assists in converting high-level designs into detailed designs using mock screens, pseudo code, and functional logic.
• Evaluates trade-offs and designs scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems aligned with Walmart's standards.

• Participates in design reviews and ensures the implementation of appropriate design patterns and principles.
• Demonstrates continuous learning and supports peer growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing.
• Engages stakeholders to identify and refine complex business or user problems.
• Translates pain points into actionable technical requirements and defines clear metrics to measure solution success and impact.

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivered solutions meet user needs and technical expectations.
• Conducts complex maintenance procedures and monitors application performance using appropriate metrics and tools.
• Ensures adherence to project milestones and timelines through program reporting, CI/CD tools, and program logging systems.

Supports the delivery of high-quality and reliable software systems through proactive monitoring, testing, and continuous integration practices.

Minimum education and experience required

Master's degree or equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 1 year of experience in software engineering or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years of experience in software engineering or related area.

Skills required: Experience designing and implementing backend RESTful microservices and APIs using Java (JDK 17+) with Spring Boot 3.x and Spring Framework 6.x. Experience developing event-driven distributed systems using Apache Kafka 3.x, including consumer group management, topic partitioning, and message serialization.

Experience writing unit tests using JUnit 5 (Jupiter) and Mockito 5.x, and integration tests using Spring Boot Test and Test containers 1.x for containerized test environments. Experience deploying containerized applications using Kubernetes 1.27+, including pod configuration, horizontal pod autoscaling, health probes, and Helm chart management.

Experience working with cloud-based databases for high-throughput distributed data access patterns in microservice architectures. Experience performing root-cause analysis of production incidents in distributed microservice architectures using log aggregation tools and application metrics dashboards. Employer will accept any amount of professional experience with the required skills.

Salary Range

$150,080/year to $234,000/year. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.

• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
• For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.

• Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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