Staff, Software Engineer (SRE)

Walmart; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) & stock purchase

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart/VIZIO is seeking a Staff Software Engineer on Walmart’s Database Reliability Engineering team in Denver to overhaul how we deploy and manage database platforms. You will build scalable tooling, implement IaC-driven infrastructure, and lead zero-downtime migrations for enterprise databases.

The role requires expertise in DBA/DevOps/SRE, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and DB tooling like Liquibase/Flyway.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area with 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years’ experience in software engineering or related area, plus WCAG accessibility experience.

Responsibilities

• Build tooling foundation for scalable, repeatable database deployment and operation.
• Design and implement an IaC-based approach to manage stateful infrastructure components.
• Create and maintain pipelines enabling infrastructure migration.
• Build and rebuild cloud databases with zero-downtime, zero-touch operations.
• Automate routine maintenance tasks.
• Serve as a trusted resource for database selection and governance.
• Partner with application teams to meet their database needs.
• Document architecture, processes, policies, and guides.
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Skills

DBA / DevOps / SRE

IaC tooling (incl. Terraform)

Terraform

CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins)

DB schema tooling (Liquibase/Flyway)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/CI Systems/Software Engineering

6 years’ software engineering experience

Tools

Terraform

Liquibase / Flyway

GitHub Actions / Jenkins

Job description

Position Summary…

Walmart/VIZIO is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Vizio’s Database Reliability Engineering team. The successful candidate will play an important role in driving a critical overhaul in how we deploy and manage our database platforms, enabling a radical improvement in consistency, efficiency, and operability.

About the team:

The Database Reliability Engineering team manages enterprise cloud-based database systems to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and availability. The team designs and implements disaster recovery solutions, automates infrastructure maintenance, and supports continuous integration processes. Members collaborate to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and enhance site reliability using advanced tools and methodologies. Emphasizing precision, proactive problem-solving, and compliance with security standards, the team plays a critical role in maintaining the resilience and efficiency of essential business operations across the organization.

What you’ll do…

• Build the tooling foundation that will enable repeatable, low overhead creation and operation of databases, deployed and run at scale
• Design and implement an IaC-based approach for managing stateful infrastructure components
• Create and maintain pipelines that enable migration of infrastructure
• Build and rebuild cloud databases in a zero-touch, zero-downtime fashion
• Automate routine maintenance tasks
• Serve as a trusted resource for database selection and governance
• Partner with application development counterparts to serve their needs while improving how they interact with database resources
• Document architecture, processes, policies, and how-to guides
• Participate in a low noise 24x7 on-call rotation

What you’ll bring

• Strong working experience as a DBA, DevOps engineer, SRE, or software engineer with expertise in data solutions
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tenets and practices
• Experience with declarative definition of infrastructure resources through tools such as Terraform.
• Automation of infrastructure deployment workflows using deployment pipelines built out on tools like GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Schema (DDL) deployment automation using tools such as Liquibase or Flyway

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 $121,000.00 - $242,000.00 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 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 6 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 2 years’ 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…

55 Madison St, Denver, CO 80206-5419, 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.