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Staff, Software Engineer - Backend
Bentonville, AR
Source: Walmart careers · View original posting
- Pay
- The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
- Employment
- full time
Employer job description
From Walmart's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Position Summary...
We are seeking an experienced Staff software engineer to lead our Intl Supply Chain Backend team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for the architecture, development, and maintenance of our Supply chain solutions for customers, operators and sellers. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on engineer with a strong technical background in distributed systems and a passion for building and mentoring high-performing teams.
About the team: International Technology team enables our warehouses, stores and eCommerce operations across the world. The platforms that we build are used in most of the markets where Walmart has its presence (outside US). Omni Supply chain group of International Technology focuses on building Supply chain solutions for customers, operators and sellers.
Unified Fulfilment team under Omni Supply chain group is responsible for building next gen, state of art technology, cloud native systems for Warehouse management for entire Walmart International that is capable of distributing inventory and order fulfilment through intelligent transaction processing, optimized storage and selected strategies.
What you'll do...
Author and champion Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design documents that set standards across the WMS platform.
Represent WMS in cross-org architectural forums and drive alignment with shared platform teams (Cloud infra and data platform teams).
Design & build scalable, high-throughput and low-latency microservices; build with domain-driven design, event-driven patterns (Kafka), and API-first principles.
Implement observability-first engineering: structured logging, distributed tracing, and tracking through dashboards and alerts.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers — conducting reviews, pairing on complex problems, providing structured feedback on design and PRs.
Lead engineering excellence initiatives — latency reduction programs, incident retrospectives, and platform reliability improvements.
What you'll bring:
- Engineering degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 12+ years of relevant experience in building cloud based highly resilient and scalable systems.
- Excellent technical knowledge in Object Oriented Programming and Frameworks – Java 17/21, Spring boot, Microservices, Rest API, Kafka etc.
- Expert level understanding of Software Fundamentals, Data Structures, Algorithms, Problem Solving and Agile Principles.
- Advance level exposure to cloud infrastructure, such as Azure, GCP, or AWS and containerisation ecosystem such as Docker, Kubernetes.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues quickly and provide technical solutions to fix those issues.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills
- Author and champion Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design documents that set standards across the WMS platform.
- Represent WMS in cross-org architectural forums and drive alignment with shared platform teams (Cloud infra and data platform teams).
- Design & build scalable, high-throughput and low-latency microservices; build with domain-driven design, event-driven patterns (Kafka), and API-first principles.
- Implement observability-first engineering: structured logging, distributed tracing, and tracking through dashboards and alerts.
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers — conducting reviews, pairing on complex problems, providing structured feedback on design and PRs.
- Lead engineering excellence initiatives — latency reduction programs, incident retrospectives, and platform reliability improvements.
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.
Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.
Benefits:
- Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
- The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
- 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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
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 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 6 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 2 years' 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...
701 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.
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