(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams-including business, product, and engineering-to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Design, build, test, and deploy reliable, high-performance backend microservices and systems in a cloud-native environment.
• Contribute to data platform and integration initiatives, ensuring seamless data flow and consistency across services.
• Participate in design and code reviews, driving best practices for quality, maintainability, and operational excellence.
• Own and deliver large-scale, distributed backend systems that meet performance and availability goals.
• Collaborate across the stack when needed, and help shape architecture and technical direction for the team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, reliable backend systems in a production environment.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with a solid grasp of microservices architecture.
• Experience with event-driven systems, particularly Kafka.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases, such as Cosmos DB, and relational data stores.
• Proven experience owning features end-to-end—from design and development to deployment and monitoring.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and operational excellence best practices.
• Comfort working in a cloud-native environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make informed trade-offs between speed and quality.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to work effectively with product managers, designers, and other engineers.

Nice to Have

• Experience with front-end development.
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and experience creating inclusive digital experiences.
• Demonstrated understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility.

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: 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.

Benefits & Perks

• 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 sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U).