Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

Join Walmart’s Global Technology and Platform team as a Staff Engineer, where you’ll design and build scalable backend infrastructure for Walmart’s Centralized Scaling platform. You’ll work primarily with Go, Kubernetes, and cloud technologies to deliver high-impact, resilient solutions that proactively mitigate risk across Walmart’s infrastructure.

About Team: 

Building the right technology foundation for Infrastructure & platforms is vital to success at the scale of Walmart. Our team builds and maintains the foundational technologies that support the tech organization. Included in this are data platforms, enterprise architecture, DevOps, cloud computing, and infrastructure. All of these products and services are supported by scalable and powerful infrastructure, ensuring a secure and seamless employee and customer experience across stores, digital channels, and distribution centers.

What you'll do...

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services to power Walmart’s Centralized Scaling platform.
• Write clean, efficient code primarily in Go, and deploy services to Kubernetes-based environments.
• Build and enhance workflows to proactively detect and mitigate infrastructure risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers, product managers, and architects to improve system performance and resilience.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and performance tuning to maintain engineering excellence.

You will have:

• 5+ years of experience building and deploying scalable backend systems in production environments. 
• Proficiency in Go (Golang), with a strong understanding of microservices architecture and API design. 
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, GCP, or AWS). 
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging systems. 
• A problem-solving mindset, strong debugging skills, and a passion for building resilient, high-availability systems. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment. 
• Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures and algorithms. 
• Advocate for testability and quality throughout the entire feature development cycle
• Experience with distributed version control like Git or similar 

About Walmart Global Tech

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That's what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. Walmarts culture is a competitive advantage, and its fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates. Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we s