Senior, Software Engineer - Backend
Walmart
Software Engineering
Bentonville, AR, USA
USD 90k-180k / year + Equity
Posted on Nov 3, 2025
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Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role This is a full-time, onsite role at our Bentonville, AR office. This position is not eligible for remote work. About the Team Our team partners closely with Walmart International, which operates more than 5,900 retail units across 26 countries under 55 banners — including Africa, Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, and Mexico. We’re part of the International and Omni Tech organization, focused on building scalable, distributed systems that power global commerce and enhance the experience for millions of customers every day. About the Role We are seeking a talented and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust microservice-based systems that support Walmart’s global retail operations. You’ll play a key role in shaping our backend architecture using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and SQL/NoSQL databases, leading a team through complex challenges and delivering solutions at massive scale. What You’ll Do
- Lead development efforts for a cross-functional agile team of 6–8 engineers responsible for critical backend features and applications used across multiple international markets.
- Translate complex requirements into scalable, high-performance solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and modern cloud technologies.
- Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain secure APIs and microservices with a focus on automation, fault tolerance, and high availability.
- Drive code quality through reviews, documentation, and adherence to best practices in system design, performance, and reliability.
- Mentor and guide engineers by sharing expertise through technical talks, code reviews, and pair programming.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, and global engineering teams to deliver insight-driven, customer-focused outcomes.
- Analyze and optimize application performance, monitor production systems, and lead root cause analyses to ensure stability and resilience.
- Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies and contributing to the continuous improvement of our engineering practices.
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2–3 years in a technical lead capacity.
- Expert-level proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with deep knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Experience with SQL (Azure SQL) and NoSQL (Cosmos, Cassandra, MongoDB) databases.
- Hands-on experience with Kafka, containerization, and cloud environments (Azure, GCP, or AWS).
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, and system observability.
- Proven ability to design for scalability, reliability, and performance in large, complex systems.
- Proven success developing and maintaining large-scale, high-volume enterprise applications.
- Strong experience with API design and development, including performance optimization and scalability.
- Familiarity with application security, test automation, and behavior-driven development.
- Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills with a passion for mentoring others.
- Thrive in fast-paced environments and bring curiosity, creativity, and a drive to continuously learn.
- Are passionate about building cloud-native systems that solve real-world problems at scale.
- Enjoy mentoring others and elevating the technical capabilities of your team.
- Have experience delivering high-impact projects in a global, enterprise environment.
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 $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 or related field and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field
