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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff, Software Engineer - **Company:** Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $143,000.0 - $286,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Java (Programming Language), Web Accessibility, Big Data, Code Review, Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Apache Hive, Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Concurrency, Apache Spark, Spring-boot, Deep Learning, Backend, Information Technology, Cassandra, Production Code, Apache Kafka, Search Engines, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/852A184B78AA42F39D0B3C597C94EAA2/job/ ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience designing and shipping production code in large-scale distributed systems - including RESTful API design, fault-tolerance, and horizontal scaling. * Deep expertise in backend development (Java and Spring Boot a plus) with strong object-oriented design fundamentals. * Hands-on experience building data/feature pipelines using streaming/batch techniques - with proficiency in technologies similar to Spark, Kafka, Hive, GCP, and Cassandra. * Track record technically leading teams, setting architectural direction, mentoring, and raising quality bar through code reviews. * Strong communication skills - creating clarity from ambiguity, articulating technical trade-offs to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders, and influencing across teams. * Familiarity with ML model integration and machine learning ecosystem., 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 8 years' experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area. Option 3: 10 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. Bachelors: Computer Science, Masters: Computer Science ## Description As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be a technical-leader who defines the direction for and evolves the backend micro-services, data pipelines, and ML-serving infrastructure that power search at scale. You'll lead a team of 6-10 engineers, set technical vision for critical systems, navigate complex cross-functional initiatives, and drive the quality bar. You'll spend your days writing and reviewing code, leading design discussions, and making architectural decisions that shape the next-generation of Walmart Search. We're in an active phase of platform modernization, redesigning and refactoring core systems. If you want to build, not just maintain, this is the time to join. About the team: The eCommerce Search team owns the end-to-end stack powering product search and discovery across Walmart's global eCommerce channels. backed by micro-services, large-scale data/feature pipelines, search engines, and ML-serving infrastructure. We handle millions of queries daily, your work will shape how millions of customers find products. Our systems tackle: * Query & Intent Understanding - product type classification, intent recognition, and sequence tagging (NLP and deep learning) * Autocomplete - real-time query suggestions at low-latency * Retrieval - Complex query construction, faceted navigation, semantic and lexical retrieval * Ranking - multi-phase ML models (LTR/Neural) optimizing for customer satisfaction * Data & Feature Pipelines - feeding search indices, feature stores, and analytics platforms. What you'll do: * Own technical direction for search micro-services -Core Orchestration & Retrieval, Query-Understanding, Autocomplete, Facet-Navigation, and more. * Design, build and optimize high-throughput, low-latency services, applying best practices around distributed systems, fault-tolerance, and concurrency * Architect complex query patterns with search engines to power relevance. * Design data and feature pipelines within the search ecosystem * Lead discovery and design for medium-to-large initiatives - partnering with product, data science to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions * Drive proof-of-concepts, and validate ideas through prototypes. * Run A/B experiments; measuring impact on search quality and business metrics * Mentor engineers and foster excellence. * Collaborate with data scientists to productionize ML Models. * Own production reliability - observability, on-call, RCA's. ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Rethinking Intelligence: AI, Accessibility, and the Future of Inclusive Work - Artur Ortega](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1377-rethinking-intelligence-ai-accessibility-and-the-future-of-inclusive-work-artur-ortega) - [Maximising Cassandra's Potential: Tips on Schema, Queries, Parallel Access, and Reactive Programming](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1167-maximising-cassandra-s-potential-tips-on-schema-queries-parallel-access-and-reactive-programming) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Data Mining Accessibility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/802-data-mining-accessibility) - [Building Real-Time AI/ML Agents with Distributed Data using Apache Cassandra and Astra DB](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/782-building-real-time-ai-ml-agents-with-distributed-data-using-apache-cassandra-and-astra-db) ## Related Articles - [How Developers Can Focus on Maintaining Satisfaction With Accessibility](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/109-how-developers-can-focus-on-maintaining-satisfaction-with-accessibility) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Diversity Equity And Inclusion in Programming For Persons With Disability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/80-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-programming-for-persons-with-disability) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Quick guide: How to write a Software Developer CV](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/37-quick-guide-how-to-write-a-software-developer-cv)