Distinguished Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bentonville, AR
Salary
$130,000–$260,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
17 days ago
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This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $146,237–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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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 719 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 592 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Distinguished Software Engineer

As a (USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer within the Walmart Fulfillment Services Technology team, you will lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems and intelligent automation solutions. You will be a hands-on technical leader responsible for writing production-quality code, building automated tests, and managing full production deployments. Your daily work involves translating domain strategies into reliable system implementations, championing DevOps and CI/CD practices, and providing technical mentorship to engineers. You will utilize skills in platform design, observability, and incident management to resolve architectural bottlenecks and automate manual processes. This role specifically addresses the technical challenges of integrating transportation, inventory, warehouse operations, and billing to deliver fulfillment solutions for third-party sellers within a complex supply chain environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 2546 postings across 156 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Write production-quality code and build automated tests for end-to-end production deployment.
  • Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
  • Translate domain-level strategies into reliable system-level implementations with architectural integrity.
  • Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
  • Mentor engineers across teams to foster a culture of innovation and high technical standards.
  • Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks while automating manual processes to improve developer experience.
  • Conduct code reviews and provide strategic technical guidance to drive operational excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of experience.
  • Alternatively, possess 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
  • Demonstrate hands-on coding expertise with the ability to own end-to-end implementation from design to production deployment.
  • Possess extensive experience leading the design and development of scalable, cloud-native software systems and AI-powered solutions.
  • Show strong expertise in operational excellence, including DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.
  • Exhibit exceptional problem-solving and debugging capabilities with a focus on platform design and development.
  • Demonstrate effective collaboration and mentorship skills to foster engineering excellence across teams.
  • Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).
  • Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).

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