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

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Engineering Role Overview
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.

About U.S. Walmart Tech

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
• Develop reusable frameworks and maintain high code quality through automated testing and thoughtful code reviews
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis
• Contribute to system resilience, performance, and security improvements
• Design and implement services using microservices and service-oriented architecture with Spring
• 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
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture
• 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

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus 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, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
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.
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 :

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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.