Staff, Software Engineer

About the role

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Cassandra platform supports hundreds of production clusters across critical retail and eCommerce systems. In addition to participating in on-call support, this role is expected to:

Lead automation strategy to reduce operational toil and improve platform efficiency

Drive architecture improvements across distributed database environments

Influence reliability standards and operational best practices across teams

Partner cross-functionally with cloud, application, and platform engineering teams

Mentor engineers while remaining hands-on in technical execution

Given the scale of the environment, cross-team influence required, and strategic focus on automation and AI-enabled operational improvements, the scope aligns more appropriately with Staff-level expectations than Senior-level.

About the team:

The Cassandra platform team manages hundreds of production clusters supporting critical retail and eCommerce systems. This team leads automation strategies to enhance platform efficiency and drives architectural improvements across distributed database environments. Members influence reliability standards and operational best practices while collaborating cross-functionally with cloud, application, and platform engineering teams. The team values technical mentorship and hands-on execution, focusing on scalable, resilient solutions. With a strategic emphasis on automation and AI-enabled operations, the team operates at a staff-level scope, delivering impactful platform capabilities that support Walmart’s business goals and engineering excellence.

What you'll do:

Reports to: Senior Engineering Manager, Cassandra Platform

Design and build automation to manage provisioning, scaling, upgrades, decommissions, and health monitoring of Cassandra clusters

Reduce repetitive operational work by developing internal tools and self-service capabilities

Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident response and root cause analysis for production systems

Improve system reliability, performance, and cost efficiency across a large-scale distributed database footprint

Evaluate and apply AI-assisted tooling to improve diagnostics, alert quality, and engineering productivity

What you'll bring:

Experience building backend or platform software using Java, Python, Ruby, and shell scripting

Experience operating and troubleshooting distributed systems in production environments

Ability to identify manual processes and replace them with scalable automation

Experience participating in on-call and incident response

Experience collaborating across engineering, cloud, and reliability teams

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.

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 :

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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 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...

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.