(USA) Software Engineer III

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

PTO and paid leave

Live Better U education benefit

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Software Engineer III in Sunnyvale to build and operate scalable backend services and platform APIs. You will work on NoSQL and SQL platforms (Cosmos, Spanner, Postgres) across public/private clouds, focusing on automation, observability, reliability, and incident response.

The role emphasizes collaboration with architecture and cross-functional teams. The Data Services team champions operational excellence and AI-assisted engineering, aligning with Walmart’s values of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years in software engineering as alternative.
• Strong Java and Python experience with distributed systems.
• Experience with NoSQL/SQL platforms and cloud deployments.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable backend services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and platform APIs using Java and Python.
• Enhance Cosmos, Spanner, and Postgres capabilities across clouds with reliability.
• Develop automation for lifecycle management, monitoring, and capacity planning.
• Drive DevOps/SRE practices: CI/CD, observability, incident handling.
• Apply AI-assisted automation to reduce toil and boost productivity.
• Collaborate with architects and partner teams on secure, cost-efficient solutions.

Skills

Database technologies

OO programming

API design

CI/CD

Telemetry

Debugging/RCA

Cross-functional collab

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/Software Eng

Master's degree preferred in CS/CE

Tools

Cosmos

Spanner

Postgres

Java

Python

Job description

Position Summary...

What you’ll do

Role Summary: As a Software Engineer III at Walmart, you will build and operate highly available, scalable distributed and SQL platform capabilities for enterprise-grade, mission-critical services. This role supports NoSQL products such as Cosmos and Spanner, and SQL products such as Postgres across public and private clouds. The engineer will contribute to API development, backend engineering, site reliability, DevOps automation, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate has strong Java and Python experience, distributed and SQL systems knowledge, production operations expertise, and a focus on automation, observability, reliability, incident response, and Walmart’s values.

About the Team

The Data Services team drives the development and operation of scalable, highly available distributed SQL and NoSQL platforms supporting enterprise applications. Focusing on backend engineering, API development, site reliability, and DevOps automation, the team ensures platform stability and continuous improvement. By applying automation and AI-assisted engineering practices, the group emphasizes operational excellence and innovation. Collaborating across product, infrastructure, and operations teams, the team fosters a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and alignment with Walmart’s core values of integrity, respect, service, and excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and platform APIs using Java and Python.


• Enhance distributed and SQL platform capabilities across Cosmos, Spanner, and Postgres in public and private clouds, including provisioning, tuning, upgrades, reliability, and operational support.


• Develop reusable automation for lifecycle management, configuration, monitoring, failover, backup/recovery, and capacity planning.


• Drive DevOps and SRE practices include CI/CD, deployment safety, observability, incident triage, RCA, and remediation.


• Use AI-assisted automation to reduce toils, accelerate troubleshooting, and improve engineering productivity.


• Collaborate with architects and partner teams on secure, reliable, cost-efficient platform solutions, documentation, and roadmaps.

What You’ll Bring

• Database Technologies, experience to maintain, manage and support applications and empathy towards problem solving


• Proven experience in software engineering with strong technical acumen and proficiency in object-oriented programming and API design.


• Demonstrated ability to deliver scalable, maintainable, and high-availability software solutions using iterative and incremental development methodologies.


• Expertise in debugging, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting complex production issues to ensure system reliability.


• Skilled in continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices, including automation scripting and telemetry implementation.


• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.


• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.

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 2 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2: 4 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, 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.

Masters: Computer Science

Primary Location

1345 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.