(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

2d • $130,000 - $260,000

About The Position

At Walmart Global Tech , if you're thinking scale, think bigger—and don’t stop there. Imagine a regular day at Walmart Global Tech, then match that with 260 million customers per week, 11,695 stores, operating under 59 banners in 28 countries, and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. That’s the scale we operate at. Through our products and engineering services across all Walmart properties—stores, apps, and online—we help customers live better by saving them time and money. Our teams are engaged in cutting-edge engineering and product development to support Walmart’s strategy of offering customers an anywhere, anytime shopping experience. Our Team Replen Order Management Platform powers the end‑to-end lifecycle of Walmart’s automated inventory replenishment— from generating orders to orchestrating vendor fulfillment and ensuring product availability for millions of customers. The team builds and operates highly scalable, event‑driven distributed systems that handle massive data volumes, complex business rules, and real‑time decisioning across markets. As the technical backbone that keeps shelves and e‑commerce channels in stock, this platform plays a critical role in optimizing supply chain efficiency, reducing cost, and enabling Walmart’s omni‑channel promise. Joining this team means solving big engineering challenges at enterprise scale and shaping the future of intelligent, autonomous replenishment platforms. Your Opportunity We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the design and architecture of next-generation Replen Order Management Platform. This role demands a focus on scalability, robustness, and security, while addressing diverse requirements from internal and external stakeholders. As part of a global team spread across Bentonville and Bangalore, your designs and solutions will significantly impact the day-to-day operations of our platform team. You’ll tackle complex business problems spanning large user bases, and vast datasets.

Requirements

• B.Tech / B.E / M.Tech / M.S in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience designing and developing highly scalable distributed applications and platforms, especially multi-tenant SaaS products.
• Proven experience as an architect for large engineering teams (50+ engineers).
• Deep domain expertise in supply chain/replenishment/core retail.
• Demonstrated leadership in AI initiatives—examples of leading PoCs or implementations.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using DevOps best practices.
• Strong fundamentals in computer science: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
• Ability to manage tech debt and modernization efforts, balancing short-term and long-term goals.
• Proficiency in languages such as Java, SPARK, Golang.
• Hands-on experience with microservices and RESTful web services using Java/NodeJS (SpringBoot, Dropwizard, etc.).
• Knowledge of messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Expertise in cloud-native and microservice architectures, including container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Self-starter with the ability to multitask and thrive in ambiguous situations.
• Proven ownership of cloud-based projects with high reliability (99.99% uptime).
• Strong development skills for prototyping technical solutions.
• Passion for driving change and adapting quickly to emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—negotiation, facilitation, and influence.
• Experience mentoring Principal Engineers and being a respected technical leader.
• Focus on reusability, frameworks, and configuration tools for faster development.
• Active contributor to open-source projects.
• Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology.

Nice To Haves

• Master’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
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, implementation, and documentation efforts.
• Be a thought leader in the team’s Agentic AI initiatives.
• Build, test, and deploy cutting-edge solutions at scale, impacting Walmart associates and customers across international markets.
• Collaborate with Walmart engineering teams globally to share expertise and contribute to the tech community.
• Partner with Product Management and Business teams to set priorities and deliver impactful products—comfortable with tough negotiations.
• Apply technical skills to design and build enhanced processes and solutions supporting strategic initiatives.
• Work closely with other architects, tech fellows and cross-functional teams, adhering to established architectural guidelines and delivery standards (Quality, Cost & Delivery).
• Translate goals for Operational and Engineering Excellence into technical milestones.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define the product roadmap.
• Participate in hiring and team building to enable high-performing agile teams.
• Engage with business owners and technical teams across geographies to gather requirements and define scalable, robust architecture.
• Create high-level and low-level designs, lead technical discussions, and drive decisions.
• Establish and guide teams on quality standards, best practices, and non-functional requirements.
• Implement cutting-edge models and algorithms on massive datasets.
• Contribute to and leverage open-source technologies for global impact.
• Represent the team in internal and external forums.
• Drive intellectual property initiatives—experience with patents/publications is a plus.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level