Senior Software Engineer

Position:Senior Software Engineer

Job Location:811 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties:Application & Feature Delivery: Owns scoped feature or model delivery through collaborative engineering teams. Manages implementation, iteration, testing, and ongoing support for assigned services, APIs, user interfaces, or ML model components. Operates with a product-driven mindset and aligns outcomes with broader platform, system, and domainobjectives. Software Development & Lifecycle Execution: Writes clean, efficient, and reliable code using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++. Drives full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD deployments, automated testing, observability, monitoring, and maintenance.Buildsscripts for the automation of repetitive tasks andimplementstelemetry features independently. Conducts code structure reviews and supports ongoing defect management and debugging processes. AI/ML Integration & GenAI Enablement: Integrates AI agents and ML components using internal and external APIs to enhance software intelligence. Leverages GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development velocity and innovation. Applies object-oriented programming principles and documentation-based coding practices to ensure modularity, maintainability, and consistency. Solution Design & Technical Leadership: Assists in converting high-level designs into detailed designs using mock screens, pseudo code, and functional logic. Evaluates trade-offs and designs scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems aligned with Walmart’s standards. Participates in design reviews and ensures the implementation ofappropriate designpatterns and principles. Demonstrates continuous learning and supports peer growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing. Customer/Associate Problem Definition & Metrics: Engages stakeholders toidentifyand refine complex business or user problems. Translates pain points into actionable technical requirements and defines clear metrics to measure solution success and impact. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivered solutions meet user needs and technical expectations. DevOps & Program Monitoring: Conducts complex maintenance procedures and monitors application performance usingappropriate metricsand tools. Ensures adherence to project milestones and timelines through program reporting, CI/CD tools, and program logging systems. Supports the delivery of high-quality and reliable software systems through proactive monitoring, testing, and continuous integration practices.Engineering Excellence: Promotes a collaborative engineering mindset focused on continuous improvement and team wellbeing.Contributes to innovation strategies, internal knowledge sharing, and platform enhancement through engineering best practices. Supports system uptime, performance, and customer experience by owning the quality and performance of delivered features. Technical Ownership:Demonstratesresponsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and businessobjectives. Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion. 

Minimum education and experience required:Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Engineering (any) or related field plus 1 year of experience in software engineering or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Engineering (any) or related field plus 3 years of experience in software engineering or related area.

Skills Required:Must have experience with: Coding in Java to develop stateless, distributed services designed to auto-scale for high traffic (10K+ TPS) while remaining cost-efficient and easy to operate and maintain; Spring and Spring Boot frameworks, including selecting appropriate libraries to deliver business-critical features, and designing RESTful APIs and service contracts with downstream systems; Managing distributed databases, designing schemas, and writing and optimizing complex queries; Implementing efficient storage and data-retrieval strategies for Cassandra and MySQL; Using Redis for caching to improve application performance; Driving end-to-end production deployments using DevOps tools including Docker and Kubernetes; Designing and implementing event-driven data applications using Apache Kafka, consuming and processing real-time events asynchronously to enable scalable and resilient system integrations; Utilizing JUnit to write and execute unit tests, achieving 100% test coverage; identifying edge cases in functional requirements and enforcing correctness through thorough code reviews; Performing static code analysis using SonarQube; Collaborating with developers, product teams, architects, and quality assurance (QA) to develop, test and deliver business-critical features on time, including comprehensive software testing from unit to end-to-end (E2E) testing; Version control system Git to enable seamless and efficient software development.Employerwill accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Rate of pay:$90,000.00 - 180,000.00/year

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.