Senior, Software Engineer - Java

Walmart Global Tech; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Maternity and parental leave

PTO

Health plans

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech in Bellevue, WA seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead scalable, secure software solutions across services, APIs, and AI/ML components. You will drive the full software development lifecycle, from design to testing and ongoing support, collaborating with teams to translate complex requirements into reliable systems.

The role emphasizes modern languages, DevOps practices, and engineering excellence aligned with Walmart's strategic objectives, offering opportunities to

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in CS or related field with 3 years of software engineering experience.
• Option 2: 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Master's degree in CS, CE, or related field preferred; WCAG accessibility knowledge beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own scoped feature delivery with cross-functional teams.
• Write clean, efficient code across multiple languages and manage CI/CD and automated testing.
• Integrate AI/ML components to enhance software capabilities.
• Design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Conduct code reviews, debugging, and defect management.
• Collaborate to translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor performance and drive observability and quality improvements.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

CI/CD

Automated testing

AI/ML integration

Debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical judgment

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

Cassandra

Java

Rust

Job description

Position Summary

What you'll do...

Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

This is a full-time onsite role based in Bellevue, WA; remote and hybrid options are not available.

Walmart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the delivery of scalable, secure software solutions through collaborative engineering teams. This role involves managing the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support of services, APIs, and AI/ML components. The successful candidate will apply strong technical judgment, drive continuous improvement, and engage with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into effective solutions. This position requires expertise in modern programming languages, DevOps practices, and a commitment to engineering excellence aligned with Walmart’s strategic objectives.

About Team: Item Read Orchestrator

Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization. The Walmart Item Orchestrator team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic and talented group. You’ll collaborate with passionate engineers to deliver a top-tier site experience that scales to handle millions of queries per second across billions of items. As a team, we innovate and build features on technologies such as Java, Rust, reactive programming, Kafka, Cassandra, caching, Resilience4J, and Kubernetes. Our focus is on delivering high-throughput, low-latency systems where every millisecond matters.

What you’ll do:

• Own scoped feature and model delivery through collaborative engineering teams, ensuring alignment with platform and system objectives.
• Write clean, efficient, and reliable code across multiple languages, driving full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing.
• Integrate AI and ML components to enhance software intelligence and development innovation.
• Participate in solution design, evaluating trade-offs and ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Conduct code reviews, debugging, and defect management to maintain high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor application performance and support continuous improvement through proactive testing and observability.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven expertise in object-oriented programming and documentation-based coding practices.
• Strong experience delivering scoped features and managing full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing.
• Proficiency in debugging, code review, and continuous development methodologies.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions aligned with platform and business objectives.
• Experience integrating AI/ML components and leveraging generative AI tools to enhance development efficiency.
• Demonstrated technical judgment with sound decision-making and adaptability to evolving technologies.
• Effective collaboration skills with cross-functional teams and commitment to engineering excellence.

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 expert's 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 connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Benefits:

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

For Information About Benefits And Eligibility, See One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

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. 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

10900 Ne 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, 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.