Senior Software Engineer – Back End

Walmart

. Participate in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project, product and business requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirement) .

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,000 - $234,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerJavaKafkaKubernetesPythonRDBMSSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project, product and business requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirement)
Design robust and scalable architectures; writing and developing code; conducting unit testing
Communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders and collaborate with cross functional teams
Troubleshoot open issues and bug-fixes
Enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects while ensuring on-time delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5 years of Software Engineer experience (with Master's degree)
4-6 years of Software Engineer experience (with Bachelor's degree)
Java and/or Python a must
Knowledge of Distribution Systems
Strong Expertise in Java, Object Oriented & Functional Programming, Design Patterns
In depth knowledge of No-SQL and RDBMS technologies
Proficient with event driven architecture using Kafka
Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures and algorithms
Working knowledge in container and cloud native technologies – Kubernetes, Docker

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) match
stock purchase plan
paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
multiple health plans
medical, vision and dental coverage
financial benefits include stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
short-term and long-term disability benefits
company discounts
Military Leave Pay
adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U education benefit program

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonObject Oriented ProgrammingFunctional ProgrammingDesign PatternsNo-SQLRDBMSEvent Driven ArchitectureKafkaData Structures

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationTroubleshootingProblem SolvingProject Management

Certifications

Master's degreeBachelor's degree