Entrylevel Java Backend Developer Jobs in Missouri

Position Summary... What you'll do...Role summary:
Join Walmart as a Senior Software Engineer, driving the full software development lifecycle with a focus on delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. This role involves collaborating across teams to design, implement, and support advanced software components, including AI/ML integrations. You will apply strong technical judgment, lead code reviews, and ensure high-quality outcomes aligned with platform and business objectives. Embracing continuous improvement and innovation, you will contribute to engineering excellence while supporting operational performance and customer experience through proactive monitoring and problem resolution.
About the team:
The Enterprise People Technology team leads the deployment and adoption of advanced people technology solutions across the organization. Collaborating with stakeholders, the team delivers scalable, high-quality software using agile methodologies. Members apply expertise in software design, project management, and modern development tools to build and maintain robust applications. Focused on continuous improvement and operational excellence, the team ensures technology aligns with business goals. Leveraging skills in Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and RESTful APIs, the team supports efficient, secure, and reliable solutions that enhance enterprise capabilities and foster innovation.
What you'll do:

• Own scoped feature and model delivery through collaborative engineering teams, managing implementation, iteration, testing, and support.
• Write clean, efficient, and reliable code using languages such as Java, JavaScript, Python, and others.
• Integrate AI and ML components to enhance software intelligence and development velocity.
• Participate in design reviews, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable software aligned with platform objectives.
• Conduct code reviews, debugging, and defect management to maintain high-quality standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor application performance and support continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Mentor peers and contribute to engineering best practices and innovation initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• Proficiency in Java for backend services, including experience with Spring Boot.
• Good understanding of RESTful APIs, system design, and microservices architecture.
• Experience working with message stream systems (Pub/Sub -Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience integrating AI/ML components and leveraging generative AI tools to enhance development.
• Prior experience with cloud-native technologies (GCP/Azure) and DevOps practices
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and caching solutions
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to developer productivity, observability, or DevOps tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum 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 Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's 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. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture. Primary Location... 805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.