(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About TeamThe Search team at Walmart processes billions of queries across millions of products on our global websites and apps. Whether a customer is searching for a specific item or browsing through categories, our platform powers the intelligence behind product discovery. We leverage structured and semi-structured data at massive scale - drawing from catalogs, transaction logs, social data, and more. By combining cutting-edge information retrieval, machine learning, and ranking algorithms, we build low-latency, high-availability systems that directly impact customer experience and business metrics.What You’ll Do
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance backend systems that power our Search Ranking platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine deep backend expertise with ML engineering to drive product discovery at scale.

• Design, build, and maintain low-latency, scalable backend services for search ranking.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of core platform features and infrastructure improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Science, Product, and Search Ops.
• Build robust infrastructure for model deployment, monitoring, and runtime performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.
• Drive system design, code quality, and operational excellence.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science and 6 years of experience or master’s degree in computer science and 4 years of experience with building scalable, highly distributed, high performing, and robust Java applications
• Strong foundation in system design, data structures, and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with the Spring framework and building scalable web applications.
• Proficiency in Python, with experience deploying and optimizing ML model inference pipelines in production.
• Familiarity with ML model serving frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow Serving, TorchServe).
• Experience with search technologies (e.g., Solr, Lucene).
• Experience working with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or similar).
• Proficiency CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Maven) and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong skills in debugging, performance tuning, and supporting production systems.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the search domain highly desirable.

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. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s 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.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s 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: