(USA) Staff, Software Engineer (Java)

Staff, Software Engineer

At Walmart Global Tech, the Marketplace Engineering team is at the forefront of redefining global commerce at scale. We are the backbone of one of the fastest-growing e-commerce platforms Walmart Marketplace, where third-party sellers meet millions of customers every day. Our mission is bold: to deliver unmatched selection, competitive pricing, and a world-class pre-order, post-order experience, all powered by intelligent platforms and resilient systems.

We empower thousands of sellers to thrive by offering tools to manage every aspect of their digital storefrontfrom listing products to optimizing prices and inventory, while ensuring exceptional customer experiences. Our systems monitor the entire seller lifecycle, leverage real-time data for insights, and seamlessly integrate with partner platforms across the Walmart ecosystem.

We are seeking a talented and passionate Staff, Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a large project environment with solid technical leadership abilities and a strong development background in Java along with experience in Cosmos DB, Kafka, Cloud Implementation architecture and a proven track record of delivering high-quality scalable software applications.

The Walmart Seller Fulfilled Group is poised to revolutionize the way third-party sellers approach fulfillment. Our team is dedicated to streamlining the process for sellers to set up their shipping configurations with Walmart, prioritizing customer satisfaction above all else. By enhancing shipping services, expanding our product catalogue, and ensuring accurate delivery promises, we aim to deliver superior experience to our customers.

This initiative involves navigating a complex and dynamic landscape, where we are constantly presented with challenging problems that require innovative solutions. Our vision is to build a best-in-class, reliable, and cost-effective fulfillment platform that significantly reduces delivery times, improves transparency, and elevates both the sellers and customer experience.

With an impressive 250% year-over-year growth, we are already seeing remarkable success. As we continue on this journey, we face a fast-paced, ambitious, and transformative path ahead. Every step we take builds toward setting new standards in fulfillment that will not only enhance the overall ecosystem but also position Walmart as a leader in e-commerce logistics. Our commitment to innovation, efficiency, and excellence will drive us forward as we shape the future of fulfillment for third-party sellers.

We are tackling some of the most exciting and complex challenges in eCommerce and logistics today:

• Designing a cost-efficient supply chain using Walmart's fulfillment network
• Developing real-time carrier performance dashboards for sellers and internal teams.
• Building capabilities like shipping protection, promotion platforms, and engagement engines to ensure long-term seller success.
• Enabling cross-border logistics by disaggregating global flows from first mile to last-mile and simplifying international trade through seamless duty and tax management.
• Launching platforms to enable partner collaboration, audit and reconciliation, and intelligent shipping decisions using ML.
• This is a unique opportunity to build for scale, innovate relentlessly, and impact billions of dollars in commerce all while helping sellers grow with Walmart.

What you'll bring:

• At least 9 years of experience in architecting large-scale systems with challenges of scalability and delivering sub-second latencies on 99.99% uptime.
• Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, etc.)
• Strong background in algorithms and data structures.
• Experience in leading teams and delivering large-scale distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Proven understanding of microservices-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience with cloud application development including scalable, data-driven, Cloud Cost-optimization and message-oriented architecture.
• Understanding of SaaS or PaaS or IaaS industry with hands-on experience with public or private cloud offerings (e.g., AWS, GAE, Azure)
• Experience using any of the automation toolset like Appium, Selenium, Jira, Rest Assured, AssetJ, Gatling, etc. or equivalent tools is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and best practices. Automated deployment experience is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of performance, scalability, and system architecture with an eye toward avoiding and reducing technical debt.
• Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies (e.g., XP, Scrum)
• Experience and fluency with relational/non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra, etc.)
• Strong inclination towards exploring and learning new technologies.
• Understanding machine learning preferred.
• Previous experience in the marketplace domain

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.

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:

• 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.