(USA) Senior, Software Engineer(Partner engineer or solution engineer)

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision & dental coverage

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Walmart Marketplace Platform team is hiring a Senior Partner Engineer to help external developers and partners successfully integrate with the Walmart Marketplace API ecosystem. You will provide hands-on technical guidance across onboarding, architecture, troubleshooting, and optimization to improve APIs, developer tooling, and the overall developer experience.

You’ll collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to align platform capabilities with partner needs, define best

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, partner engineering, solutions engineering, or developer relations.
• Strong coding skills in Java, NodeJS, Rust, or similar backend languages.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, authentication/authorization flows, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with external developers, solution providers, and partners to enable Walmart Marketplace API integrations.
• Troubleshoot API issues and provide hands-on technical and architectural guidance.
• Define best practices, reference implementations, and scalable integration patterns.
• Build tools, dashboards, automation, and diagnostics to monitor integration health and API adoption.
• Identify systemic integration gaps and partner with engineering to improve APIs, SDKs, and developer tooling.
• Provide developer feedback to influence API design, documentation, and roadmap priorities.
• Partner with Product and Business teams to align platform capabilities with partner needs.
• Advocate for the developer experience, reducing friction and improving partner satisfaction.

Skills

Java

NodeJS

Rust

REST APIs

GraphQL

Distributed systems

Debugging integration

Cloud environments

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Position Summary…

What you’ll do…

Role summary:
TheSeniorPartnerEngineer(SolutionsEngineer)isahighlytechnical,customer-focusedroleresponsibleforhelpingexternaldevelopersandpartnerssuccessfullyintegratewiththe WalmartMarketplaceAPIecosystem.Theroleprovideshands-ontechnicalguidanceacrossonboarding,architecture,troubleshooting,andoptimizationwhileidentifyingsystemicintegrationgapsandpartneringwithengineeringandproductteamstoimprove APIs,developertooling,automation,andtheoveralldeveloperexperience.
About the team:
The WalmartMarketplacePlatform teambuildsandoperatesthefoundationalcapabilitiesthatenablesellers,solutionproviders,anddeveloperstosuccessfullyintegrateandscaleonWalmartMarketplace.Theteamworksacross APIs,developerplatforms,tooling,onboarding,andintegrationexperiences ,partneringcloselywithengineering,product,businessteams,andexternaldeveloperstoimproveplatformadoption,reliability,anddeveloperexperience.
What you’ll do:

• Partnerwithexternaldevelopers,solutionproviders,andpartnerstoenablesuccessful WalmartMarketplaceAPIintegrations.
• TroubleshootAPIissuesandprovidehands-ontechnicalandarchitecturalguidance.
• Define bestpractices,referenceimplementations,andscalableintegrationpatterns.
• Buildtools,dashboards,automation,anddiagnosticstomonitor integrationhealthandAPIadoption.
• IdentifysystemicintegrationgapsandpartnerwithengineeringtoimproveAPIs,SDKs,anddevelopertooling.
• Providedeveloperfeedbacktoinfluence APIdesign,documentation,androadmappriorities.
• PartnerwithProductandBusinessteamstoalignplatformcapabilitieswithpartnerneeds.
• Advocateforthe developerexperience ,reducingfrictionandimprovingpartnersatisfaction.

What you’ll bring:

• 6+yearsofexperienceinsoftwareengineering,partnerengineering,solutionsengineering,ordeveloperrelations
• Stronghands-oncodingskillswithproficiencyinJava,NodeJS,Rust,orsimilarbackenddevelopmentlanguages
• SolidunderstandingofRESTfulAPIs,GraphQL,authentication/authorizationflows,anddistributedsystemfundamentals
• ExperiencedebuggingcomplexintegrationissuesinvolvingAPIgateways,backendservices,ordatapipelines
• Abilitytotranslatetechnicaldetailsintoclearguidanceforexternaldeveloperswithvaryinglevelsofexpertise
• Familiaritywithcloudenvironments,CI/CD,monitoring,andobservabilitytooling
• Strongproductmindsetandabilitytoevaluatetradeoffsbetweenengineeringneeds,developerexperience,andbusinessoutcomes
  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 :
• Stock

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…

1375 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.