Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Sunnyvale, CA

Staff Software Engineer role focused on delivering scalable platform capabilities and driving the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance. This position leads technical execution aligned with strategic roadmaps, applies cloud-native architecture principles, and integrates AI/ML components to enhance automation and product innovation. The role involves mentoring engineers, influencing architectural decisions, and collaborating across teams to translate complex requirements into actionable solutions.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide technical leadership and drive adoption of best-in-class engineering practices while staying current with industry trends.
  2. Lead architectural design and build scalable, resilient solutions for evolving business needs.
  3. Act as a Subject Matter Expert, mentoring engineers and fostering technical excellence.
  4. Own and deliver medium- to large-scale projects by translating requirements into high-quality, well-tested code.
  5. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and clear communication of risks and status.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience with strong coding and design skills.
  • Proficient in designing and implementing RESTful APIs utilizing Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and associated frameworks.
  • Experience with unit testing (JUnit, Mockito) ensuring high code quality and coverage.
  • Familiarity with Docker, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments.
  • Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and performance optimization.
  • Experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Kubernetes, Splunk, Kafka, Git, and Maven.
  • Strong debugging, problem-solving, and production support skills.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or GCP).

Nice to have

  • Experience with Generative AI (GenAI) and development of agentic systems.

What the JD emphasized

  • Generative AI (GenAI) and development of agentic systems.

Other signals

  • Generative AI integrated
  • agentic systems