(USA) Staff, Software Engineer
About The Position
Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable SAP platform capabilities. Drive the full software lifecycle using cloud-native architecture principles to improve system resilience and agility. Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate across functions to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions. Use data-driven practices and continuous improvement to deliver high-quality work aligned with strategic priorities and Walmart’s commitment to innovation and operational excellence. The Walmart Payroll Modernization Team transforms payroll technology for a large global workforce. The team manages payroll platform strategy, design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement to support accurate, timely payments and complex regulatory and business needs. Working across product, engineering, and payroll operations, it modernizes capabilities, simplifies legacy systems, and supports large-scale business transformations. This role contributes to a large payroll modernization program supporting more than 1.6 million associates each month. It designs, builds, and enhances SAP Payroll capabilities and payroll features, and configures and optimizes payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, functions, and processing frameworks while maintaining established standards.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in U.S. payroll localization domains, including BSI TaxFactory, U.S. taxation, retroactive accounting, garnishments, benefits processing, off-cycle payroll, and year-end processing (W-2, quarter-end, and tax updates).
- Hands-on experience with SAP HCM Payroll and/or SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP), including schema design, PCR development, wage type configuration, payroll troubleshooting, and payroll operations support.
- Strong understanding of U.S. payroll tax regulations, including multi-state taxation, reciprocity agreements, resident/non-resident taxation, supplemental wage processing, and wage attachments.
- Proven experience designing and delivering integrated payroll solutions involving platforms such as SuccessFactors, Workday, ServiceNow, SAP Finance (FI/CO), banking systems, tax providers, benefits vendors, and custom enterprise applications.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience in software engineering or a related area; or 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 2 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
- Knowledge and experience creating inclusive digital experiences, implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, using assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility in accordance with Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and enhance payroll capabilities across SAP Payroll to support accurate, compliant, and timely enterprise-scale payroll processing.
- Lead the design and implementation of payroll features, including payroll calculations, retroactive accounting, taxation, garnishments, benefits deductions, time integration, off-cycle payments, payroll corrections, and year-end activities.
- Configure and optimize payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, payroll functions, and payroll processing frameworks, ensuring maintainability and adherence to established standards.
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable SAP platform capabilities across the full software lifecycle.
- Apply cloud-native architecture principles to improve system resilience and agility.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams.
- Collaborate across functions to translate business needs into actionable solutions.
- Apply data-driven practices and continuous improvement to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with strategic priorities.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase plan.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- PTO and/or PPTO usable for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U, a Walmart-paid education benefit program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
- Annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
- Stock may be included as additional compensation for certain positions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
