Software Engineer III
Walmart
Software Engineering
USD 90k-180k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 25, 2026
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
As a Backend Software Engineer III, you will design, build, and scale reliable backend services and APIs that support high‑traffic, business‑critical systems. You’ll collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, performant, and maintainable solutions.About Team: Global Integrated Fulfillment
Global Integrated Fulfillment is chartered with building the platform services and core business services (domain, capability services) for Walmart retail systems in the areas of eCommerce integration and next-generation integrated fulfillment. We are responsible for building frameworks and core business services that operate in ultra-large-scale, distributed, and multi-tenant environments. The services built by our team(s) will be utilized by us or other teams to build business applications to serve the requirements of the largest retailer in the world.
What you'll do:
- Plan, design, develop and test software products and features for enhancements and new Walmart tools and solutions.
- Work autonomously in an area of specialization to analyze information and user needs to determine and develop software solutions working on complex problems of diverse scope.
- Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, and improve performance. Develop and direct software systems testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
- Apply company policies and procedures to resolve a wide range of technical and programming issues in creative ways.
- Design, develop, and modify software systems to meet customer needs and company goals.
- Work with cross-functional teams including engineers, programmers, analysts and others to interface between hardware and software, develop specifications and performance requirements, and resolve customer problems.
- Utilize knowledge of data base management system software, development environment software, object-oriented development software, program testing software, operating system software, and various programming languages. Utilize knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and programming, and of systems architecture and components, including networking and storage.
- Apply knowledge of engineering principles, best practices, and technologies to the design, development, testing, and production of Walmart products and services. Develop microservices using technologies such as Java, Spring, Kafka, SQL, Cosmos, NoSQL, Hibernate, and Tomcat and data stores to enable user interaction with large volume datasets.
- Build highly scalable, low latency, fault-tolerant, and high performance architecture solutions for customer facing web and mobile applications.
- Participate in software development life cycle (SDLC) phases including sprint planning, estimating, design, development, testing and deployment within an agile development environment.
- Build message driven data pipeline between backend systems using Kafka as primary source.
- Use JIRA for Defect Reporting and Tracking. Run SonarQube on the applications to measure continuous code quality by reporting smells, bugs, and vulnerabilities. Ensure the software code is not vulnerable to any security risks.
- Utilize Git Version Control System for coordinating work with the team. Integrate applications with Jenkins to set up Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Environments (CI/CD).
- Work on the system management (performance, monitoring), service versions and deployments of the code using the WCNP to the Azure environment. Work on Splunk and Grafana, elastic, dynatrace dashboard/queries to monitor application/system health and debug production issues.
What you'll bring:
- Experience designing and implementing microservices and frameworks using Java. Experience coding in an object-Oriented Programming language using Java and Python.
- Experience designing and testing Relational Database Management Systems.
- Experience monitoring and build automation tools including Splunk, Jenkins, and Appdynamics.
- Experience with VCS (Git) and Jira.
- Experience testing using Postman, Mockito, and Junit.
- Experience building message driven data pipeline between backend systems using Kafka as primary source.
- Experience with Spring and Hibernate.
- Experience building highly scalable, low latency, fault-tolerant, and high performance architecture solutions for customer facing web and mobile applications.
- Experience using Operating System, System Design, Design Patterns, and Distributed Systems.
- Minimum 3+ years of object-oriented programming experience in Java.
- 3+ years of experience in building of large scale data pipelines using big data technologies (i.e. Kafka/Cassandra/Hadoop/Presto/Airflow).
- 3+ years of experience in systems design, algorithms, and distributed systems.
- Large scale distributed systems experience, including scalability and fault tolerance.
- Exposure to cloud infrastructure, such as Azure, GCP, or AWS
- A continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance, automate and optimize systems and tools.
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
- Exposure to information retrieval, statistics, and machine learning.
- ·Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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 expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer 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 at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.
Benefits:
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. 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. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 2 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, 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.Masters: Computer Science
