Walmart

(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
E-commerce, Retail, LogisticsIndustries

Job Description

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Join a dynamic engineering team focused on enhancing the Seller Experience and driving the growth of Walmart's Marketplace and Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). As part of Walmart e Commerce, you'll play a key role in reshaping the future of shopping by developing innovative solutions that impact millions of shoppers. Walmart Marketplace is a community of trusted sellers offering high-quality products and exceptional customer service, which is an essential component of Walmart's growth strategy. Through WFS, sellers can leverage Walmart's advanced fulfillment infrastructure to streamline operations and improve delivery to customers. In this fast-paced, innovation-driven environment, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions that push the boundaries of e Commerce and fulfillment, driving Walmart's digital growth.

Focusing on customer, associate, and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa, to name a few.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop intuitive software that meets and exceeds the needs of the customer and the company.
  • Collaborate with team members to develop best practices and client requirements for the software.
  • Professionally maintain all codes, best practices, and create updates regularly to address customer and company concerns.
  • Analyze and test programs/products before formal launch to ensure flawless performance.
  • Review design and code, provide technical solutions to the team for complex requirements.
  • Troubleshoot coding problems quickly and efficiently in a high-pace, high-impact environment.
  • Develop programs that monitor the sharing of private information to ensure software security.
  • Seek ways to improve the software and its effectiveness.
  • Support the coaching and training of other team members to ensure all employees are confident in the use of software applications.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
  • Programming Experience:
    • 10 years of object-oriented programming experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, React.
    • Python knowledge would be an added advantage.
  • Cloud & Data Technologies:
    • Experience working in Azure SQL, Cosmos, Blob Storage, GCS, Hive, Apache Spark, and Airflow.
    • Exposure to cloud infrastructure, such as Open Stack, Azure, GCP, or AWS.
  • System Design & Algorithms:
    • Good understanding of Data Structures.
    • 8+ years of experience in systems design, algorithms, and distributed systems.
    • Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
  • Methodologies & Tools:
    • Experience working in Agile Methodology.
    • Experience using CI/CD, tools for logging and metrics.
    • Experience working with logging and application monitoring stacks: Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk etc.
  • AI Integration: Expected to integrate AI-powered assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Agentic AI systems) into daily workflows to streamline development tasks, accelerate decision support, and improve overall efficiency.
  • Industry Experience: Preferably programming experience in the Finance/Retail/eCommerce industry.
  • Continuous Improvement: A continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance, automate, and optimize systems and tools.
  • Adaptability: Ability to adapt to change quickly, willingness to learn new and emerging technologies.
  • Development Discipline: A disciplined approach to development, code review, testing, documentation, and code structure in a team environment.
  • Core Contribution: Experience being a core contributor to a software project: understanding domain and business requirements, being responsible for critical parts of the application.
  • Communication: Good communication skills.

Skills

Software Development
Code Review
Testing
Troubleshooting
Design
Problem-Solving
Collaboration

Walmart

Global retail chain offering affordable products

About Walmart

Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, providing a wide variety of products at low prices to everyday consumers, families, and communities. The company combines physical retail locations with an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to shop for groceries, apparel, electronics, and household items both in-store and online. Walmart's efficient supply chain management and large-scale purchasing enable it to maintain affordability, setting it apart from competitors. The company also offers financial services and health and wellness services, including pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart's goal is to save people money and support communities, as demonstrated by its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to social responsibility, including programs for veterans and military families.

Bentonville, ArkansasHeadquarters
1962Year Founded
$5,515MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Financial Services, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

PTO: Paid vacation, sick time, personal time and holiday time
10% discount on regularly priced general merchandise and fresh fruits and vegetables
6% 401(k) match to all employees, including hourly workers, after one year
Roth IRA available
Associate Stock Purchase Plan
maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%
Health reimbursement plans

Risks

Rising U.S. labor costs could pressure profit margins.
Amazon's grocery delivery expansion threatens Walmart's market share.
Fintech investments expose Walmart to financial regulatory risks.

Differentiation

Walmart's omnichannel strategy integrates physical and online retail seamlessly.
The company offers a wide range of products at consistently low prices.
Walmart's commitment to community support enhances its brand reputation.

Upsides

Walmart's investment in fintech expands its financial services offerings.
Robotics integration in distribution centers boosts operational efficiency.
Culturally themed product lines attract diverse customer segments.

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