Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
About the role
What you'll do...
Position: Senior Software Engineer
Job Location: 811 Excellence Drive, Bentonville, AR 72716
Duties: Application and Feature Delivery: Owns scoped feature or model delivery through collaborative engineering teams. Manages implementation, iteration, testing, and ongoing support for assigned services, APIs, user interfaces, or ML model components. Operates with a product-driven mindset and aligns outcomes with broader platform, system, and domain objectives. Software Development and Lifecycle Execution: Writes clean, efficient, and reliable code using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++. Drives full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD deployments, automated testing, observability, monitoring, and maintenance. Builds scripts for the automation of repetitive tasks and implements telemetry features independently. Conducts code structure reviews and supports ongoing defect management and debugging processes. AI/ML Integration and GenAI Enablement: Integrates AI agents and ML components using internal and external APIs to enhance software intelligence. Leverages GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development velocity and innovation. Applies object-oriented programming principles and documentation-based coding practices to ensure modularity, maintainability, and consistency. Solution Design and Technical Leadership: Assists in converting high-level designs into detailed designs using mock screens, pseudo code, and functional logic. Evaluates trade-offs and designs scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems aligned with Walmart’s standards. Participates in design reviews and ensures the implementation of appropriate design patterns and principles. Demonstrates continuous learning and supports peer growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing. Customer/Associate Problem Definition and Metrics: Engages stakeholders to identify and refine complex business or user problems. Translates pain points into actionable technical requirements and defines clear metrics to measure solution success and impact. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivered solutions meet user needs and technical expectations. DevOps and Program Monitoring: Conducts complex maintenance procedures and monitors application performance using appropriate metrics and tools. Ensures adherence to project milestones and timelines through program reporting, CI/CD tools, and program logging systems. Supports the delivery of high-quality and reliable software systems through proactive monitoring, testing, and continuous integration practices. Engineering Excellence: Promotes a collaborative engineering mindset focused on continuous improvement and team wellbeing. Contributes to innovation strategies, internal knowledge sharing, and platform enhancement through engineering best practices. Supports system uptime, performance, and customer experience by owning the quality and performance of delivered features. Technical Ownership: Demonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives. Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion. Technical Judgment: Applies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals. Change Agility: Adapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context. Anticipates the downstream effects of technical choices and integrates feedback to improve outcomes. Collaboration: Works effectively across teams, openly shares knowledge, and communicates complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Proactively seeks opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and products. Encourages experimentation and learning to drive ongoing improvement.
Minimum education and experience required: Master’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year of experience in software engineering or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering and 3 years of experience in software engineering or related area.
Skills Required: Must have experience with: coding in object-oriented programming languages such as Java and JavaScript; designing application architecture, features, and technical solutions for cross platform applications; developing frameworks, features, and REST APIs in Java, Spring Boot, NodeJS and/or JavaScript libraries such as React or Angular; developing unit testing of JavaScript with Jest and performance testing of applications, features, and/or APIs; working with cloud native platforms and applications using micro-services architecture and container orchestration; managing MySQL and Mongo databases by designing schemas, views and tables and performing CRUD operations with SQL queries; implementing CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and managing source code using Git; creating Splunk dashboards and triaging logs, alerts and reports for network monitoring and application performance; configuring SonarQube for automated code analysis and quality/security reporting in the build process; utilizing Swagger for REST API documentation and documenting the architecture diagrams in Confluence; creating production change requests, incidents and management records using ServiceNow; utilizing Docker and Kubernetes to containerize, orchestrate, deploy and scale application components; implementing application security using single sign-on, JWT and OAuth. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.
Rate of pay: $90,000.00 - 180,000.00/year. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.
Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.
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.com.
Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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.
Responsibilities
- Deliver and support software features, services, APIs, user interfaces, and ML components.
- Own software development lifecycle activities, including implementation, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and maintenance.
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions and participate in technical reviews.
- Integrate AI agents and ML components using APIs and apply generative AI development tools.
- Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to define problems, requirements, and success metrics.
- Monitor application performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure reliable delivery.
- Mentor peers, share knowledge, and improve engineering practices and systems.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a related field and 1 year of software engineering experience, or a qualifying bachelor’s degree and 3 years of experience.
- Experience with object-oriented programming, including Java and JavaScript.
- Experience designing application architectures and developing REST APIs, frameworks, and cross-platform features using technologies such as Spring Boot, Node.js, React, or Angular.
- Experience with JavaScript unit testing using Jest and application or API performance testing.
- Experience with cloud-native applications, microservices, and container orchestration.
- Experience with MySQL and MongoDB, including schema design and CRUD operations.
- Experience with Jenkins, Git, Splunk, SonarQube, Swagger, Confluence, and ServiceNow.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, SSO, JWT, and OAuth.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, and family care leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Education assistance, including company-paid college degrees
- Company discounts, military service pay, and adoption expense reimbursement
- Performance-based incentive awards
Skills mentioned
About Walmart
More than 60 years ago, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas. Today, we’re a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer dedicated to helping people save money and live better all around the world. Our 2.1 million associates are the engine behind what we do — serving customers and members in communities spanning 19 countries, in stores and clubs, online and through a supply chain built for speed and scale. We’re committed to creating clear pathways for associates to learn, grow and advance. Whether you’re starting your first job or bringing years of experience, you’ll find room to grow, learn new skills and build a career with purpose. We’re proud to invest in our people and foster a culture grounded in respect, integrity, service and striving for excellence. Recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® (2025) and Great Place To Work®-Certified™ , we’re proud of what we’re building together.