Staff Backend Architect - Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead backend, distributed systems, and multi-tenant platform architecture for last-mile delivery capabilities. You will influence technical direction, establish reusable patterns, and build foundational services powering Walmart International markets.

The role emphasizes collaboration across geographies, cross-functional teams, and adherence to QCD guidelines while driving scalable, high-availability systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years of software engineering or related experience.
• Strong background in distributed systems and backend design.

Responsibilities

• Interact with Walmart engineering teams across geographies to share expertise and contribute to the tech community.
• Collaborate with Product Management to align priorities and deliver impactful products.
• Work with Distinguished & Principal Architects to deliver designs meeting Quality, Cost, and Delivery goals.
• Participate in hiring and building high-performing agile teams.
• Develop high- and low-level designs and drive architectural decisions.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

Java

Microservices

Spring Boot

Cloud native

Kafka

CI/CD

Agile

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

ELK / Splunk

Service Registry

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead backend, distributed systems, and multi-tenant platform architecture for last-mile delivery capabilities. You will influence technical direction, establish reusable patterns, and build foundational services powering Walmart International markets.

The role emphasizes collaboration across geographies, cross-functional teams, and adherence to QCD guidelines while driving scalable, high-availability systems.