Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
This is a full-time, onsite role at our Sunnyvale, CA office. This position is not eligible for remote work. Role summary:
Walmart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the delivery of scalable, secure software solutions aligned with platform and business objectives. This role involves full lifecycle development, including design, coding, testing, and deployment of services, APIs, and AI/ML components. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to translate complex requirements into effective technical solutions, drive continuous improvement, and ensure high-quality outcomes. Strong technical judgment, proactive problem-solving, and commitment to engineering excellence are essential to support Walmart's mission of delivering reliable and innovative software systems.
About the team:
The Backbone Engineering team combines engineering, UX, and product management to deliver innovative products and site features using open-source technologies such as Java, React, NextJS, and Kubernetes. The team prioritizes scalable, reliable solutions through continuous innovation and iterative development driven by business feedback. Collaboration and technical excellence enable efficient responses to evolving needs. This environment fosters high-quality software delivery via strong teamwork, agile practices, and a commitment to building well-designed, high-performing platforms that generate meaningful business impact.
What you'll do:
Own delivery of scoped features and models through collaborative engineering teams, managing implementation, iteration, testing, and support.
Write clean, efficient, and reliable code across multiple languages, driving full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing.
Integrate AI/ML components and leverage generative AI tools to enhance software intelligence and development velocity.
Assist in solution design, evaluating trade-offs to build scalable, secure, and maintainable systems aligned with platform objectives.
Conduct code reviews, debugging, and defect management to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
Monitor application performance and maintain system reliability through proactive DevOps practices.
What you'll bring:
Proven expertise in object-oriented programming and documentation-based coding practices.
Strong experience delivering scoped features or models through collaborative engineering teams.
Proficiency in debugging, code review, and continuous development with a focus on quality and reliability.
Ability to integrate AI/ML components and leverage generative AI tools to enhance software solutions.
Demonstrated skill in designing scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems aligned with business goals.
Experience driving full software development lifecycle including CI/CD, automated testing, and monitoring.
Effective collaboration and communication skills to engage stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Commitment to technical ownership, continuous improvement, and mentoring peers.
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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .
The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 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.
Primary Location...
1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, 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.
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
