The Role
Lead design, implementation, testing, and support of scalable Java-based backend systems and microservices. Build and maintain distributed, high-performance services (APIs, caching, storage, video/image processing), integrate AI/ML components, and drive CI/CD, observability, and performance tuning while collaborating across teams to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Summary...What you'll do...Role summary:
Walmart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the delivery of scalable, secure software solutions aligned with platform and business objectives. This role involves managing full lifecycle development, including design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support of services, APIs, and AI/ML components. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to translate complex requirements into reliable, maintainable code while driving continuous improvement and innovation. Strong technical judgment, proactive problem-solving, and effective communication with stakeholders are essential to ensure high-quality outcomes that support Walmart’s mission and operational excellence. **Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this
position**
About the team:
The Creative Platform team develops and maintains Walmart’s first-party self-service ad creative builder, enabling advertisers to create and deliver ad creatives across the retail media network. This team manages the full backend stack, including creative management APIs, video transcoding, and image optimization. Focused on scalable, reliable solutions, the team supports onsite and offsite ad delivery with high performance and seamless integration. Members collaborate to drive innovation, maintain system quality, and deliver impactful features that power Walmart’s advertising business end-to-end.
What you'll do:
What you'll bring:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. - Stock
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.
Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
Walmart is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the delivery of scalable, secure software solutions aligned with platform and business objectives. This role involves managing full lifecycle development, including design, implementation, testing, and ongoing support of services, APIs, and AI/ML components. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to translate complex requirements into reliable, maintainable code while driving continuous improvement and innovation. Strong technical judgment, proactive problem-solving, and effective communication with stakeholders are essential to ensure high-quality outcomes that support Walmart’s mission and operational excellence. **Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this
position**
About the team:
The Creative Platform team develops and maintains Walmart’s first-party self-service ad creative builder, enabling advertisers to create and deliver ad creatives across the retail media network. This team manages the full backend stack, including creative management APIs, video transcoding, and image optimization. Focused on scalable, reliable solutions, the team supports onsite and offsite ad delivery with high performance and seamless integration. Members collaborate to drive innovation, maintain system quality, and deliver impactful features that power Walmart’s advertising business end-to-end.
What you'll do:
- 5 years of experience as a Sr. Software Engineer.
- Expert-level knowledge of Java and experience building Java-based backend systems.
- Extensive experience building and implementing microservices and applications using SpringBoot and reactive frameworks like Spring WebFlux.
- Experience in internet-scale distributed technologies (e.g. Solr, Kafka, Mem Cache, etc.).
- Strong understanding of JEE components, multithreading, and networking.
- Extensive knowledge of offline storage, caching, and performance tuning.
- Experience with cloud-based solutions and hands-on experience with CI/CD development environments/tools, including Git, Maven, and Jenkins.
- Strong understanding of CS fundamentals, microservices, data structures, algorithms, and problem solving.
- Experience working with generated AI/ML technologies.
- Experience with NoSQL databases like Cassandra.
What you'll bring:
- Proven expertise in object-oriented programming and documentation-based coding practices.
- Strong technical acumen with experience in code review, debugging, and continuous development.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver scoped features or models through iterative and incremental development.
- Experience integrating AI/ML components and leveraging generative AI tools to enhance software solutions.
- Proficiency in software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, automated testing, and observability.
- Ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software aligned with platform and business goals.
- Effective collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Commitment to engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered.
We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. - Stock
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.
Bellevue, Washington US-11663: The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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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 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 5 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 1 year's 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...10900 Ne 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.Skills Required
- 5 years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area (Option 1) or equivalent experience (Option 2)
- Expert-level knowledge of Java
- Experience building Java-based backend systems
- Extensive experience building and implementing microservices using Spring Boot and reactive frameworks like Spring WebFlux
- Experience with internet-scale distributed technologies (e.g., Solr, Kafka, Memcached)
- Strong understanding of JEE components, multithreading, and networking
- Extensive knowledge of offline storage, caching, and performance tuning
- Experience with cloud-based solutions and CI/CD tools/environments (Git, Maven, Jenkins)
- Strong computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and problem solving
- Experience working with generative AI/AI/ML technologies and integrating AI/ML components
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra
- Proven expertise in object-oriented programming, code review, debugging, and continuous development
- Proficiency in software development lifecycle practices including automated testing and observability
- Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards and assistive technologies
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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The Company
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
