Software Engineer
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We're bringing Walmart Global Tech to Sunnyvale From March 30-April 3rd, we're inviting a select group of experienced backend software engineers to join us for an in-person hiring experience built for real technical depth and real connection. This isn't a career fair. It's an opportunity to explore the systems powering our U.S. Walmart Tech - and potentially leave with an offer.
The first step to registering is to apply through this posting. Our team will review applications and invite a limited number of engineers to attend. If selected, you'll receive full event details and next steps.
What to Expect Day 1 - Engineering networking and leadership fireside chat A full day focused on meaningful technical conversations and connection.
- An inside look at the architecture powering our U.S. Walmart Tech
- A fireside conversation with senior engineering leaders
- Candid discussion with engineers who have built their careers in Bentonville
- Open Q&A about technical challenges, ownership, and growth
Days 2-5 - accelerated onsite interviews Selected candidates will participate in focused technical interviews with our engineering teams.
- System design and architecture discussions
- Backend coding and distributed systems problem-solving
- Cross-functional collaboration scenarios
- Potential for same-day offers, Across U.S. Walmart Tech, we partner closely with product, data, design, and business teams to build technology that empowers associates and helps customers save money and live better
Whether someone is shopping on Walmart.com, using our mobile app, or walking into a store, we're building the systems that bring those experiences together.
What you'll do
- Design and build scalable backend services and APIs that support complex digital experiences
- Lead architecture discussions, performance optimization, and scalability improvements
- Partner with product, frontend, data, and UX teams to deliver solutions that improve the end-to-end experience
- Mentor engineers and contribute to a strong culture of learning
- Champion best practices in architecture, security, testing, and operational excellence
- Build secure, high-performance distributed systems that handle large volumes of traffic and data
- Develop reusable frameworks and maintain high code quality through automated testing and thoughtful code reviews
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and lead root cause analysis
- Contribute to system resilience, performance, and security improvements
- Design and implement services using microservices and service-oriented architecture with Spring
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and GitHub
Requirements
- 4-8+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend depth
- Hands-on experience with Java, distributed systems, and large-scale application design
- Expertise in Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Kafka, and Cassandra
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices, DevOps, and monitoring tools
- Strong database design skills and experience writing complex queries
- Deep understanding of multithreading, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito, 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.
Benefits & conditions
Imagine writing code that impacts hundreds of millions of people. That's the scale we build at.
We're a team of engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and technologists shaping the future of retail. We're people-led and tech-powered, working together to help people save money and live better
Here, you'll grow your skills, take on meaningful challenges, and build technology that reaches far beyond a single product or platform.
We believe being together makes us stronger. In person, we collaborate faster, learn from each other, and move ideas forward with speed and purpose.
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., The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00
