(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Socket.dev; Arkansas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Live Better U education benefit

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will guide the full SDLC, apply cloud-native architecture, and mentor engineers to promote technical excellence across teams in the US and India, including governance for security and reliability.

You will design backend services, contribute to platform initiatives, and drive observability and performance improvements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; 4 years’ experience OR 6 years’ experience in software engineering.
• Experience designing scalable backend services and cloud-native applications.
• Strong data structures, algorithms, and concurrency knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend services and microservices.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives and CI/CD improvements.
• Translate business requirements into maintainable software solutions.
• Build and support event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging tech.
• Design and optimize data storage across relational/NoSQL databases.
• Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and readiness.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support releases.
• Participate in architecture discussions and code reviews.
• Create documentation, playbooks, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

React

JavaScript

LLMs

MCP

ClaudeCode

ClaudeAgentSDK

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/related field

6 years software engineering experience

Tools

Kafka

Job description

Position Summary...

Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. This role involves driving the full software development lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and ensuring technical excellence through design reviews and mentorship. Collaborating across teams, you will translate complex user needs into actionable solutions while promoting continuous improvement and innovation. Your expertise will support engineering productivity, system resilience, and long-term sustainability aligned with business objectives and evolving technology landscapes.

About the team:

Our team operates across the US and India, developing systems that manage software dependencies across thousands of repositories. We enforce software development lifecycle and security policies in production deployment, automate CI/CD failure diagnosis and remediation using AI and machine learning, and enhance Wibey experiences across CI/CD. Combining platform engineering, distributed systems, developer experience, AI-driven architecture, security, and compliance, the team emphasizes automation, self-service, reliability, and reducing engineering effort at scale. This collaborative environment drives innovation and operational excellence to support Walmart’s technology goals.

What you'll do:

• Design,build,andmaintainscalablebackendservices,microservices,andcloud-nativeapplications.
• Contributetoplatformengineeringinitiatives,internaldevelopertools,CI/CDimprovements,anddeveloperproductivity.
• Translatebusinessandtechnicalrequirementsintoreliable,maintainablesoftwaresolutions.
• Buildandsupportevent-drivensystemsusingKafkaorsimilarmessagingtechnologies.
• DesignandoptimizedatastorageusingrelationalandNoSQLdatabases.
• Improvesystemreliability,performance,observability,andoperationalreadiness.
• Troubleshootproductionissues,resolvedefects,andsupportsmoothreleases.
• Participateinarchitecturediscussions,designreviews,codereviews,andtechnicalplanning.
• Createdocumentation,operationalplaybooks,reusablepatterns,andengineeringbestpractices.
• Collaboratewithproduct,engineering,andcross-functionalteams.
• Mentorengineersandhelpfosteracultureoftechnicalexcellence.

What you'll bring:

• StrongproficiencyinJava,object-orienteddesign,datastructures,algorithms,concurrency,andperformanceoptimization.
• ExperiencewithSpringBoot,RESTfulservices,microservices,andcloud-nativedevelopment.
• ExperiencewithKafka.
• Strongknowledgeofrelationaland/orNoSQLdatabases.
• ExperiencewithCI/CDpipelines,buildtools,automatedtesting,anddeploymentpractices.
• FamiliaritywithDocker,Kubernetes,orchestrationtechnologies.
• Experiencewithobservabilitytoolsforlogging,distributedtracing.
• WorkingknowledgeofReact,HTML,CSS,andmodernJavaScript.
• HandsonAIengineeringexperienceinusingLLMs,promptengineering,embeddings,vectordatabases,semanticsearch,orRAG-basedarchitectures.
• Exposureto ModelContextProtocol(MCP),ClaudeCode,ClaudeAgentSDK,tooluse,agenticworkflows,contextmanagement,andhuman-in-the-loopAIautomation.

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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00. 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 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...

2403 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.