Senior Software Engineer - Scalable Distributed Systems Leader

Walmart Inc.

Sunnyvale (CA)

Hybrid

USD 117,000 - 234,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits
401(k) plan
Stock purchase plan
Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions aligned with business goals.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply software architecture best practices, and drive CI/CD, security, and reliability across platforms. The role emphasizes high-quality, maintainable code and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/CIS/SE or related field.
  • 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
  • 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and classify requirements to align with business and technical objectives.
  • Design scalable software solutions by evaluating trade-offs and converting high-level designs into modules.
  • Develop maintainable, testable code across platforms and languages.
  • Create and execute test cases to identify defects and support regression testing.
  • Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues to maintain high availability.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver solutions meeting customer and business needs.

Skills

Software architecture
Distributed systems
Object-oriented programming
CI/CD
Technical design
Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/CIS/SE
Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

JavaScript
Python
C

Job description

Walmart Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions aligned with business goals.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, apply software architecture best practices, and drive CI/CD, security, and reliability across platforms. The role emphasizes high-quality, maintainable code and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

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