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About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail
Walmart currently has
825 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$121,000–$242,000
across 473 roles with salary data.
The Staff, Software Engineer joins the OMS Engineering Team to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable platform capabilities for the Order Management System. This role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and managing the full software development lifecycle to optimize inventory flow and supply chain operations. You will build infrastructure, tooling, and machine learning frameworks while translating complex business needs into technical requirements. Key technologies include Java, Spring Boot, and Microsoft Azure, alongside microservices, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Apache Kafka. You will also optimize data architecture using DB2, Cassandra, SQL, NoSQL, and Elasticsearch. The work focuses on modernizing order management through cloud migration and AI innovation to enhance scalability, automation, and efficiency across international markets.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.
Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable platform capabilities and cloud-native architectures.
Manage the full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
Conduct system design reviews to validate quality and alignment with architectural standards.
Build AI-driven applications and integrate machine learning components using multiple programming languages.
Define and implement distributed systems using microservices, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and containerization.
Optimize data architecture and platform performance using SQL, NoSQL, and Elasticsearch.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions to promote engineering best practices and sustainable architecture.
Translate complex business problems into actionable technical requirements and scalable solutions.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor'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.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Master’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 (preferred).
Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture, including microservices, containers, and automation to ensure scalable and resilient systems.
Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and modern software engineering best practices.
Experience with Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, CI/CD pipelines, RESTful APIs, and GraphQL.
Experience with data architectures including DB2, Cassandra, SQL, NoSQL, and Elasticsearch.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Cloud-native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
CI/CD
ML Frameworks
API Design
System Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Observability
Monitoring
Software Prototyping
Data-driven Decision Making
WCAG) 2.2 AA