Staff, Software Engineer - Backend

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

23h

About The Position

Walmart Global Tech is seeking an experienced Staff software engineer to lead its International Supply Chain Backend team. The role is responsible for the architecture, development, and maintenance of supply chain solutions for customers, operators, and sellers. It calls for a hands-on engineer with a strong background in distributed systems who can build and mentor high-performing teams. The International Technology team supports Walmart’s warehouses, stores, and eCommerce operations outside the United States. Within it, the Omni Supply Chain group builds supply chain solutions, and the Unified Fulfilment team develops cloud-native warehouse management technology for Walmart International. Its systems support inventory distribution and order fulfilment through intelligent transaction processing, optimized storage, and selected strategies. The Staff engineer will establish architecture and design standards for the Warehouse Management System platform, collaborate across organizations and shared platform teams, and build scalable, high-throughput, low-latency microservices. The role also emphasizes observability, mentoring, engineering excellence, and platform reliability.

Requirements

12+ years of relevant experience building cloud-based, highly resilient, and scalable systems, as stated in the role description.
Engineering degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, as stated in the role description.
Excellent technical knowledge of object-oriented programming and frameworks, including Java 17/21, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, and Kafka.
Expert-level understanding of software fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, problem solving, and Agile principles.
Advanced exposure to cloud infrastructure such as Azure, GCP, or AWS, and containerization ecosystems such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Ability to troubleshoot issues quickly and provide technical solutions.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building.
Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area plus 4 years of software engineering or related experience; alternatively, 6 years of software engineering or related experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related area, plus 2 years of software engineering or related experience.
Background creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, digital accessibility best practices, and Walmart accessibility standards and guidelines.

Responsibilities

Author and champion Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design documents that set standards across the WMS platform.
Represent WMS in cross-organizational architectural forums and drive alignment with shared cloud infrastructure and data platform teams.
Design and build scalable, high-throughput, low-latency microservices using domain-driven design, event-driven patterns such as Kafka, and API-first principles.
Implement observability-first engineering practices, including structured logging, distributed tracing, and tracking through dashboards and alerts.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers by conducting reviews, pairing on complex problems, and providing structured feedback on designs and pull requests.
Lead engineering excellence initiatives, including latency reduction programs, incident retrospectives, and platform reliability improvements.
Architect, develop, and maintain supply chain solutions for customers, operators, and sellers.