✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

at Walmart

📍 Bentonville, AR Unknown 💰 $110K – $220K USD / year Posted March 28, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $110K – $220K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Join Walmart's Returns Engineering team as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of scalable, distributed systems that optimize return management processes, leveraging cloud-native architectures and mentoring junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead system design and development
  • Mentor junior engineers
  • Collaborate across teams
  • Optimize return processes
  • Drive technical innovation

Technical Overview

Role involves designing and leading the implementation of scalable distributed systems with Java and Python, utilizing GCP and Azure, microservices architecture, and API development, with a focus on leadership.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience in building scalable, distributed systems using Java and Python, with expertise in cloud platforms like GCP and Azure. They should have leadership and mentoring skills to guide junior engineers.

Must-Have Skills

10+ years of professional software engineering experiencebuilding scalabledistributed systemsproficiency in Java or Pythonexperience with cloud platforms like GCP or Azuremicroservices architectureAPI developmentmentoring junior engineers

Nice-to-Have Skills

DevOps methodologiescloud-native solutionsSQL/NoSQL databasesteam leadership

Tools & Platforms

JavaPythonSpring BootNode.jsGoogle Cloud PlatformAzureKafkaMySQLMongoDB

Required Skills

JavaPythonSpring BootNode.jsSQLNoSQLGCPAzureKafkamicroservicesAPI developmentleadership

Hard Skills

JavaPythonSpring BootNode.jsSQLNoSQLGCPAzurecloud-native architecturesmicroservicesAPI developmentKafka

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Retail / E-commerce
Job Function Leading scalable software solutions for return management
Role Subtype Software Engineering
Tech Domains Java, Python, Spring Boot, Node.js, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Kafka, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

software engineerJavaPythonSpring BootNode.jscloud platformsGCPAzuremicroservicesAPI developmentKafkaSQLNoSQLcloud-nativedistributed systemsscalable solutionsleadershipmentoringteam leadership

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of experience, Lack of proficiency in Java or Python, No experience with cloud platforms like GCP or Azure, No leadership or mentoring experience

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