Senior, Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable backend services and APIs to support complex digital experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across domains, including product, frontend, data, and UX teams, to design solutions that enhance the customer journey.
• Lead technical initiatives, including solution architecture, performance tuning, and system scalability enhancements.
• Optimize application performance and ensure high code quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive knowledge sharing within the team.
• Advocate for best practices in services architecture, security, and testing.
• Implement and maintain secure, high-performance, and fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Develop reusable frameworks and components for backend service integrations.
• Maintain high code quality through automated testing, continuous integration, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across complex services.
• Build scalable and reliable systems that handle large volumes of traffic and data.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while following engineering best practices.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in distributed systems across environments.
• Contribute to performance optimization, security improvements, and system resilience.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

Requirements

• 6 to 9 years of total experience, with at least 5+ years in Backend engineering platform development.
• 5+ years of experience in Java technologies, Distributed systems, and large-scale application development and design.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, Cassandra.
• Experience with containerization technology and Microservices.
• Well versed in CI/CD, DevOps practices, and monitoring tools.
• Proficiency in Java, Multithreading, Data Structures, Algorithms, Design Patterns, and developing robust high-performance and scalable applications.
• Strong adherence to SDLC processes and Scrum/agile methodologies.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area.
• Experience creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards.
• Familiarity with assistive technologies and integrating digital accessibility standards.

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: Master's degree in relevant field with 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary with annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
• Incentive awards for performance.
• 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, and multiple health plans.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, holidays, and other leave options.
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U).
• Company discounts, disability benefits, life insurance, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.