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Full stack Software Engineer – X4
The Membership Experience Engineering team at Walmart builds the technology that powers seamless shopping journeys for hundreds of millions of customers. From busy families simplifying grocery runs, to new parents preparing for a baby, to individuals organizing a new home or planning a celebration—we aim to make everyday life easier. Our mission is to deliver the best shopping experience anytime, anywhere, by continuously evolving to meet our customers’ needs and expectations.

**Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this
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This position is onsite 5 days per week and can include any of the following locations: Sunnyvale, Hoboken, Bentonville and Bellevue.

Walmart+ is redefining how people shop, both online and in-store. As we continue to innovate, we are seeking an experienced engineers to help design and elevate the membership experience while building scalable mobile platforms. This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of Walmart+ and play a key role in creating best-in-class experiences for our members.
What You'll Do:
• Lead the design and delivery of innovative end-to-end solutions for the Walmart+ Membership platform by partnering with cross-functional teams across product, design, and engineering.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project requirements and translate them into scalable, high-quality solutions using Java, JavaScript, Node.js, and Python. Drive development from concept through implementation, including design documentation, requirement analysis, coding, and testing.
• Ensure code quality and platform stability by conducting thorough code reviews, investigating application crashes, and providing hands-on support to engineering teams.
• Drive execution across multiple initiatives by identifying customer and operational needs, tracking progress, and adjusting strategies to meet business goals.
• Troubleshoot complex business and production issues across mobile platforms by analyzing impact, identifying root causes, and coordinating with support teams. Lead post-resolution root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Design and implement observability solutions, including Splunk and Prometheus dashboards, to monitor platform health and backend service performance across Node.js, Java, and Python systems.
• Champion engineering excellence and organizational values by mentoring team members, promoting best practices, and ensuring adherence to company policies, ethics, and standards.
• Ensure business objectives are met by continuously evaluating programs and initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving improvements in efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
What You'll Bring:
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
· 5+ years of professional experience in full-stack software development with hands-on coding in multiple languages such as JavaScript, Node.js, Java, and Python
· Strong experience building scalable backend systems and distributed platforms
Preferred Experience:
· Proven experience designing and developing features for large-scale applications using Java- and Node.js-based services
· Solid understanding of writing unit tests to ensure robustness, including edge cases, usability, and overall reliability
· Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or DevOps practices is a plus
· Familiarity with AI-powered developer tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Claude to enhance development productivity and automation
· Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features
· Strong debugging skills with experience in bug fixing and improving application performance
· Experience integrating with external data sources and APIs
· Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
· Proactive mindset toward learning and adopting new technologies to improve development efficiency
· Proven expertise in Java and Node.js development
· Experience translating wireframes into pixel-perfect user interfaces, with knowledge of animations and screen transitions
· Experience working with remote data via REST and GraphQL APIs, JSON, HTTP protocols, and push notification services such as Google Cloud Messaging
· Experience building consumer-facing applications, preferably in eCommerce or retail environments
Soft Skills:
· Being a team player, critical thinker, and exhibiting problem-solving skills
· Having optimal time-management skills and interpersonal and communication skills
· Eagerness to help shape the direction of FE development at Walmart
· Dedication to continue to learn, grow, and help Walmart tackle brand new challenges
· Collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order.
· Experience with collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to ensure that Walmart’s app is presentable and in perfect working order
· Taking the initiative to monitor application reviews to detect areas for improvement
· Unwavering curiosity
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. Flexible, hybrid work: We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.
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 $117,000.00 - $234,000.00
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...815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of AmericaWalmart 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.