Distinguished, Software Engineer

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

41d•$130,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a visionary Distinguished Architect to lead the technical strategy across a complex and high-impact domain that includes Enterprise Inventory, Order Management Systems, Event-Driven Fulfillment, Outbound (O3) and Inbound (IO2) Order Optimization, GeoDemand, Placements, and Smart Forecasting. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker and hands-on technologist, capable of making the complex simple, and inspiring teams to build resilient, future-ready solutions. About Team: Focusing on customer, associate and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico and South Africa to name a few. What you'll do: Delivering on ambitious business demands while ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. Guiding the migration from legacy systems to next-gen platforms, aligning with Global Tech standards. Providing deep technical leadership, mentoring senior engineers and architects, and fostering a culture of excellence. Understanding the end-to-end business and data flows, enabling informed decision-making and simplification of complex systems. Partnering across peer domains to shape and execute a cohesive technical strategy that drives innovation and operational efficiency. 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 experts and service professionals within the world's leading retailers 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 on a scale that impacts millions and reimagine the future of retail. Flexible, hybrid work: We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove the location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, with extensive experience architecting scalable and mission critical solutions
Experience influencing and aligning with senior engineering and business leaders spanning domain boundaries
Ability to navigate complex technical landscape while maintaining clarity and decisiveness
Strong hands-on expertise in:
Java required; Mainframe experience a plus.
Kafka, message queues, event-driven architecture
Cloud platforms: Azure or GCP
Cosmos DB (or similar) and Cassandra
CI/CD, observability, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes)
Data engineering background, including ETL Spark, and workflow tools such as Airflow
Deep understanding of system design, API governance, and security
Ability to influence technical vision, platform standards, and engineering best practices
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

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

Delivering on ambitious business demands while ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
Guiding the migration from legacy systems to next-gen platforms, aligning with Global Tech standards.
Providing deep technical leadership, mentoring senior engineers and architects, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Understanding the end-to-end business and data flows, enabling informed decision-making and simplification of complex systems.
Partnering across peer domains to shape and execute a cohesive technical strategy that drives innovation and operational efficiency.

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.
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.

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