(USA) Staff, Software Engineer, Backend - Data Venture

Position Summary... What youll do...

• Partner with cross-functional team members to develop and maintain a well-defined roadmap, while balancing technological excellence
• Facilitate coordination of multiple scrum teams to successfully deliver committed feature sets.
• Develop software systems and solve complex problems by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.
• Document knowledge and processes specific to your work.
• Utilize strong interpersonal skills in working with numerous internal teams and expand personal and team knowledge of new and upcoming products.
• Contribute to all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Lead technical direction and architecture with engineering team medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirement); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects; ensuring on-time delivery.
• Participates in the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the technical lead, product management, business and cross-functional teams; help obtaining cross-function approvals; driving proof-of-concept; and implementing prototypes to validate ideas.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 10 professional software development with expertise in backend systems; proven track record of leading architecture for distributed platforms.
• Deep proficiency in Java (JDK 21), Spring Boot, Kafka, Cassandra, and large-scale data processing frameworks (Spark, Airflow).
• Strong background in designing multi-tenant, cloud-native systems (Azure/GCP) with emphasis on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Adept at breaking down complex problems into actionable solutions while balancing trade-offs across performance, cost, and delivery speed.
• Ownership-driven, passionate about technology, eager to learn and experiment with emerging paradigms (AI workflows/agents, automation).
• Strong understanding SQL & SQL tuning.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence, align, and partner with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders globally.
• Strong creative, collaboration and communication skills
• Familiarity with CI/CD, unit testing, automated frontend testing
• Build high quality code by conducting unit testing and enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience with online retail.
• Experience working with teams across multiple locations.
• GraphQL Experience.

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 Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors 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. Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. Option 1: Bachelors 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... 805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712, 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. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job