(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Walmart is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities across infrastructure, tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full SDLC, apply cloud-native architecture, and mentor teams to achieve reliability and innovation.

The role spans US/India teams, emphasizing observability, CI/CD improvements, and developer productivity. You will design and ship microservices, work with Kafka, databases, and AI tooling, and contribute to architecture discussions while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or related field.
• 6 years’ software engineering experience acceptable in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of Java, OO design, data structures, algorithms and concurrency.
• Experience building cloud-native, RESTful microservices and platforms.
• Experience with Kafka messaging and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and observability tooling.
• Hands-on AI engineering exposure (LLMs, embeddings, vector DBs, RAG) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives and internal developer tools.
• Translate requirements into reliable software solutions.
• Build and support event-driven systems using Kafka or similar.
• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL data stores.
• Improve reliability, performance, observability and readiness.
• Troubleshoot production issues and support releases.
• Participate in architecture, code reviews, and planning.
• Create engineering best practices and playbooks.
• Collaborate with product, eng, and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor engineers to foster technical excellence.

Skills

Java

OO design

Data structures

Algorithms

Concurrency

Performance optimization

Spring Boot

RESTful services

Cloud-native

Kafka

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

React

HTML/CSS/JS

AI/ML frameworks

MCP/Claude tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SWE, or related

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Kafka

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

React

Job description

Position Summary

Role 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, and maintain scalable backend services, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
• Contribute to platform engineering initiatives, internal developer tools, CI/CD improvements, and developer productivity.
• Translate business and technical requirements into reliable, maintainable software solutions.
• Build and support event-driven systems using Kafka or similar messaging technologies.
• Design and optimize data storage using relational and NoSQL databases.
• Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot production issues, resolve defects, and support smooth releases.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, and technical planning.
• Create documentation, operational playbooks, reusable patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor engineers and help foster a culture of technical excellence.

What you’ll bring

• Strong proficiency in Java, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Spring Boot, RESTful services, microservices, and cloud-native development.
• Experience with Kafka.
• Strong knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build tools, automated testing, and deployment practices.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, orchestration technologies.
• Experience with observability tools for logging, distributed tracing.
• Working knowledge of React, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript.
• Hands on AI engineering experience in using LLMs, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, semantic search, or RAG-based architectures.
• Exposure to Model Context Protocol (MCP), Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, tool use, agentic workflows, context management, and human-in-the-loop AI automation.

Benefits

• 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

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

• 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.

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.