(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
In short. (USA) Staff, Software Engineer at Walmart: a full-time lead or staff-level role, on-site in Bentonville, AR. Posted salary: $110K – $220K. Skills mentioned: Python, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Java. Posted Oct 28, 2026, checked on the employer's site 1 hour ago.
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Summary
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical technical leadership role in designing, developing, and delivering highly scalable, reliable, and secure enterprise software solutions. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, from architecture and system design through implementation, deployment, and production operations.
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What you'll do
Role summary:As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical technical leadership role in designing, developing, and delivering highly scalable, reliable, and secure enterprise software solutions. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across the software development lifecycle, from architecture and system design through implementation, deployment, and production operations. You will solve complex engineering problems, establish reusable architectural patterns, influence technical direction, and collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams. This role requires deep expertise in Python, backend engineering, distributed systems, microservices, APIs, event-driven architecture, cloud-native technologies, system design, scalability, performance, and operational excellence.
About the team:
Our Finance Technology team develops and modernizes enterprise platforms and applications supporting critical financial processes. The team builds scalable solutions by integrating financial workflows, enterprise data, internal and external systems, and modern applications. Engineers work across backend services, APIs, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, cloud platforms, data integrations, and application experiences. The environment emphasizes technical excellence, scalability, reliability, operational excellence, automation, and continuous improvement
What you'll do:
- Design and deliver scalable, resilient, high-performance distributed systems and backend services using Python, Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs.
- Lead architecture and technical design for complex applications, integrations, and secure platforms supporting governed AI and automation.
- Build microservices and event-driven solutions using Kafka, relational and NoSQL databases, containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
- Set reusable engineering standards and drive performance, observability, testing, security, and production readiness.
- Lead architecture and code reviews; troubleshoot issues across application and infrastructure layers.
- Own solutions from requirements through production support.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate across engineering, product, architecture, and business teams.
What you'll bring:
- Strong experience building large-scale, highly available enterprise systems.
- Hands-on expertise in Python, Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and backend development.
- Proven ability to lead system architecture and technical design for complex solutions.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, Kafka, databases, and scalability practices such as caching, concurrency, partitioning, and failure recovery.
- Experience with secure integrations, Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, cloud-native architecture, and observability.
- Strong focus on reliability, security, testing, and production operations.
- Ability to resolve complex performance issues and weigh architectural trade-offs.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing technical direction and mentoring engineers.
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.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 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 2 years' 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
2914 Se I St, Bentonville, AR 72712-3148, 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.Opens Walmart's own application page. No sign-up on Sudo Get Job.
