Software Engineer III

Position Summary... What you'll do... Job Description As a Software Engineer III at Walmart, you will design and build scalable backend services that power critical in-store fulfillment workflows such as picking, storage, audit, and dispense. You will work closely with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional partners to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, drive high-level design, and deliver reliable, high-performing applications. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to ramp up quickly on complex domains, and hands-on experience building distributed systems at scale. You will also help strengthen operational excellence by resolving production issues, driving root-cause fixes, and improving system observability, reliability, and long-term maintainability. About the Team Global Integrated Fulfillment (GIF) powers key in-store fulfillment capabilities that enable associates to process customer orders generated through Walmart’s eCommerce platforms. The team builds and maintains backend systems that support critical workflows including picking, storage, audit, and dispense, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency. This is a high-impact engineering space with complex distributed workflows, deep integration across platforms, and direct influence on store operations and customer experience. The team works on large-scale, business-critical systems and is well suited for engineers who can quickly understand complex problem spaces, navigate ambiguity, and deliver practical, scalable solutions. What You’ll Do Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions and drive high-level design for small to large, complex engineering projects. Design, develop, test, and maintain backend applications and microservices that support critical fulfillment workflows. Build robust, high-performing distributed systems using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Kafka, and cloud-native patterns. Review code developed by other engineers and provide actionable feedback to ensure engineering best practices, quality, and maintainability. Guide and support small groups of engineers, including offshore associates, across assigned projects. Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and drive durable fixes to improve system stability and business continuity. Partner with business and product teams on operational support and data analysis related to solutions deployed in production. Drive improvements in monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness to identify and address issues before they impact business systems. Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge-sharing materials, updating content as products and platforms evolve. Support Walmart’s culture and values by maintaining high standards of integrity, compliance, and engineering excellence. What You’ll Bring Strong experience designing and building complex distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot microservices. Proven ability to quickly understand new domains, grasp system complexity, and turn requirements into well-structured technical solutions. Deep hands-on experience with Kafka and event-driven architecture patterns in large-scale production systems. Strong experience working with NoSQL databases such as Cosmos DB, including designing for scale, performance, and reliability. Expertise in building high-performance, highly available, and scalable backend services and APIs. Solid understanding of service-oriented architecture, RESTful services, asynchronous processing, and multi-threaded application design. Experience troubleshooting production issues, conducting root-cause analysis, and implementing long-term corrective actions. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure, and modern observability and monitoring tools such as OpenObserve, Grafana, Dynatrace, and MMS. Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and business teams while mentoring junior engineers and driving execution. Prior experience in eCommerce or retail technology is a plus. 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 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 : - Stock

‎ 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 2 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: 4 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, 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. Masters: Computer Science Primary Location... 2608 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, 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.