Staff Software Engineer – Search Platform

Walmart

Staff Software Engineer with Walmart Search Runtime Engineering team designing scalable backend systems. Driving software quality and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business goals.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $143,000 - $286,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsMavenSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a technical lead to design, develop scalable, high-performance backend system and lead end-to-end delivery of core platform features and infrastructure improvements
Serve as a subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams
Drive system design, code quality, developer productivity and operational excellence
Guide software engineers in building and delivering secure REST services using Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and cloud technologies
Drive availability, quality, performance, and resiliency goals with your team
Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Product, Business, and Operations to understand requirements and deliver high-quality software products
Direct root cause analysis of critical business and production issues by reviewing and analyzing relevant information (issue, impact, and criticality) and directing actions as designated in the plan
Help establish tools, processes, and documentation to continuously improve code quality and engineering standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science and 6 years of experience or master’s degree in computer science and 4 years of experience with building scalable, highly distributed, high performing, and robust Java applications
Strong foundation in system design, data structures, and distributed systems
Expert-level knowledge of Java technologies, Spring framework, Web applications and distributed systems with a focus on server-side components
Proficient hands-on experience in debugging, troubleshooting, and performance tuning Java application
Experience with search technologies (e.g., Solr, Lucene, Vespa)
Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or similar)
Proficiency CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven) and version control systems (e.g., Git)
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage
401(k) matching
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
Paid time off including sick leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U education benefit program for tuition, books, and fees

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpring BootSpring MVCREST servicessystem designdata structuresdistributed systemsdebuggingperformance tuningsearch technologies

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingoperational excellencedeveloper productivitycode qualityroot cause analysis