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

Walmart Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus awards

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase

Paid time off

Education programs

Job summary

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Senior Partner Engineer (Solutions Engineer) to guide external developers through Walmart Marketplace API integrations.

You will provide hands-on architectural guidance across onboarding, troubleshooting, and optimization, while identifying systemic gaps and collaborating with product teams to improve APIs and tooling. You will partner with the Walmart Marketplace Platform team to align capabilities with partner needs, advocate for a frictionless developer experience,

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering or related experience.
• Strong coding skills in Java, NodeJS, or Rust.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and API gateways.

Responsibilities

• Partner with external developers and partners to enable Walmart Marketplace API integrations.
• Troubleshoot API issues and provide hands-on technical guidance.
• Define best practices, reference implementations, and scalable integration patterns.
• Build tools, dashboards, automation, and diagnostics to monitor integration health.
• Identify gaps and collaborate with engineering to improve APIs and tooling.

Skills

Software engineering

API design

REST & GraphQL

API troubleshooting

Cloud & CI/CD

Developer experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master's degree in CS or related

Tools

Java

NodeJS

Rust

Job description

Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: The Senior Partner Engineer (Solutions Engineer) is a highly technical, customer-focused role responsible for helping external developers and partners successfully integrate with the Walmart Marketplace API ecosystem. The role provides hands-on technical guidance across onboarding, architecture, troubleshooting, and optimization while identifying systemic integration gaps and partnering with engineering and product teams to improve APIs, developer tooling, automation, and the overall developer experience.

About the team

The Walmart Marketplace Platform team builds and operates the foundational capabilities that enable sellers, solution providers, and developers to successfully integrate and scale on Walmart Marketplace. The team works across APIs, developer platforms, tooling, onboarding, and integration experiences, partnering closely with engineering, product, business teams, and external developers to improve platform adoption, reliability, and developer experience.

What you'll do

Partner with external developers, solution providers, and partners to enable successful 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.

What you'll bring

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, partner engineering, solutions engineering, or developer relations
• Strong hands‑on coding skills with proficiency in Java, NodeJS, Rust, or similar backend development languages
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, authentication/authorization flows, and distributed system fundamentals
• Experience debugging complex integration issues involving API gateways, backend services, or data pipelines
• Ability to translate technical details into clear guidance for external developers with varying levels of expertise
• Familiarity with cloud environments, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability tooling
• Strong product mindset and ability to evaluate tradeoffs between engineering needs, developer experience, and business outcomes

Benefits

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

• 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

1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

About Walmart

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. About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom‑and‑pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.