Senior, Software Engineer - Fulfillment Tech

Walmart•Hoboken, NJ

13d•$108,000 - $216,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be a hands-on technical leader who designs and delivers critical distributed services, raises engineering standards, and drives operational excellence. You’ll work closely with product managers and partner teams, lead technical design discussions, and mentor engineers while owning delivery for complex features end-to-end. The Fulfillment Engineering team is a strong, globally distributed group building and operating Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) for Walmart’s rapidly expanding U.S. eCommerce Fulfillment Center (FC) network. Our platforms power High Velocity Fulfillment Centers and Next Generation Automated Fulfillment Centers—among the largest and most advanced fulfillment operations in the world. We’re accelerating growth with a platform-first mindset: a shared, cloud-first, distributed-systems foundation that unlocks reuse, improves reliability, and enables fulfillment capabilities to ship at scale and speed. Our FCs also power Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), one of Walmart’s fastest-growing businesses—offering deep exposure to supply chain and fulfillment operations at unmatched scale.

Requirements

7+ years of software engineering experience (or equivalent depth), preferably in Java
Strong experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, and messaging systems (Kafka or similar)
Strong Azure experience (including CosmosDB)
Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL datastores
Proven production ownership: on-call, diagnostics, performance tuning, and reliability improvements in distributed systems
Strong system design skills and experience operating in fast-paced Agile delivery environments
A strong ownership mindset—able to independently drive solutions from problem statement to production outcomes
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Supply chain / fulfillment domain knowledge (WMS/WES/FC operations exposure is a plus)
Ability to leverage AI tooling/agents to accelerate development and troubleshooting
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area.
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.
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 and implementation of highly available, fault-tolerant, scalable microservices and event-driven systems (Java-based)
Own end-to-end delivery for complex features: design, implementation, testing, rollout, and long-term operability
Set a high bar for operational excellence: telemetry, alerting, incident response, root cause analysis, and prevention
Drive technical direction in your area: architecture decisions, reliability improvements, performance tuning, and tech-debt reduction
Produce high-quality code and raising team quality via PR reviews, design reviews, and engineering best practices
Collaborate deeply with product and business stakeholders to break down ambiguity into executable plans and milestones

Benefits

Incentive awards for performance
401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Competitive pay
Performance bonuses
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
Financial benefits
Stock
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
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.