Staff Software Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary... What you'll do... The Subscriptions & Savings Team is responsible for building experiences that help customers plan, organize, and simplify their shopping on Walmart. Our team brings together experts in product management, design, engineering, research, and analytics to create seamless ways for customers to subscribe and save on frequently purchased items. We focus on intuitive experiences that make it easy for customers to stay organized, never run out of essentials, and share their needs with others. By leveraging customer insights and data-driven decisions, we continuously improve these experiences to reduce friction and make everyday shopping more convenient and personalized. About Team: Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization. What you'll do: Technical Leadership : Drive architecture and design decisions for GraphQL APIs, Node.js, Rust services and platforms that power critical applications. Hands-on Development : Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code with a focus on performance and scalability. GraphQL Expertise : Design robust GraphQL schemas, resolvers, and federated architectures while establishing best practices for schema evolution and API governance. System Architecture : Lead discussions on microservices, distributed systems, API gateways, caching, and data persistence strategies. Mentorship : Guide and mentor senior and mid-level engineers, raising the overall technical bar of the team. Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with product managers, architects, and front-end teams to deliver seamless and secure APIs. Operational Excellence : Champion CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and incident response practices. Innovation : Stay ahead of industry trends, exploring new technologies and patterns that can benefit the organization. What you'll bring: 10 years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in backend/API development. Strong expertise in Node.js ,Rust,typescript and GraphQL( Apollo Federation ), with experience designing and scaling production GraphQL services. Solid understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures. Proficiency with databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies (Redis, CDN), and API security best practices. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Proven track record of leading large-scale projects and influencing technical direction at the organizationa

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