The Role
Lead the architecture, development, and operation of Walmart’s highly scalable, low-latency order service platform. Drive distributed systems, search, indexing, event-driven architecture, reliability, modernization, and performance initiatives. Own services through production, partner across product and engineering teams, mentor engineers, lead design reviews and root-cause analysis, and establish technical standards and long-term architecture.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Summary...What you'll do...As a Staff Software Engineer, you will help design, build, and evolve Walmart’s Tier 0 order service platform that serves as a critical source of truth for order data across the enterprise. You will lead the design of highly scalable, low-latency, and distributed systems to support customer-facing and internal teams. You will provide technical leadership across architecture, platform modernization, reliability, search, indexing, and event-driven systems, while driving complex cross-team initiatives from design through production. You will also mentor engineers, raise engineering standards, influence long-term technical direction, and partner closely with product and platform teams to deliver reliable solutions at Walmart scale.
About the team:
The Order Service team builds and operates Walmart’s Tier-0 order search platform, a critical source of truth for order data across the enterprise. Our services power Purchase History, order status, fulfillment, returns, marketplace integrations, and other post-purchase experiences. We build large-scale distributed systems focused on high availability, low latency, reliability, and performance at Walmart scale. The team also drives modernization across search and indexing, event-driven architecture, cloud infrastructure, observability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization. We value strong ownership, pragmatic engineering, collaboration, and continuous improvement while partnering closely with commerce, fulfillment, marketplace, and platform teams.
What you'll do:
Lead the design and development of scalable, low-latency, resilient Order Service systems. Drive architecture and technical direction across distributed systems, search, event-driven platforms, reliability, and modernization. Own critical services end to end, from design and implementation through production readiness and operations. Partner across product and engineering teams to deliver key commerce, fulfillment, marketplace, and returns capabilities. Improve scalability, availability, performance, developer productivity, and operational efficiency. Provide technical leadership, influence decisions, and establish engineering best practices. Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and technical growth. Lead root-cause analysis and drive long-term reliability improvements. Evaluate and adopt modern technologies and architectural patterns.
What you'll bring:
Deep hands-on experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot, building scalable, reliable backend services. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, performance, concurrency, and large-scale architectures. Proven technical and project leadership, driving initiatives from design through production. Strong mentorship skills and ability to raise engineering standards. Track record of innovation, simplification, and continuous improvement. Excellent problem-solving and deep debugging skills for complex production issues. Strong communication and leadership, with the ability to drive discussions, align stakeholders, and influence decisions. Ability to lead architecture and design reviews and clearly communicate trade-offs. Strong ownership and execution in ambiguous, high-impact environments.
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 $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
About the team:
The Order Service team builds and operates Walmart’s Tier-0 order search platform, a critical source of truth for order data across the enterprise. Our services power Purchase History, order status, fulfillment, returns, marketplace integrations, and other post-purchase experiences. We build large-scale distributed systems focused on high availability, low latency, reliability, and performance at Walmart scale. The team also drives modernization across search and indexing, event-driven architecture, cloud infrastructure, observability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization. We value strong ownership, pragmatic engineering, collaboration, and continuous improvement while partnering closely with commerce, fulfillment, marketplace, and platform teams.
What you'll do:
Lead the design and development of scalable, low-latency, resilient Order Service systems. Drive architecture and technical direction across distributed systems, search, event-driven platforms, reliability, and modernization. Own critical services end to end, from design and implementation through production readiness and operations. Partner across product and engineering teams to deliver key commerce, fulfillment, marketplace, and returns capabilities. Improve scalability, availability, performance, developer productivity, and operational efficiency. Provide technical leadership, influence decisions, and establish engineering best practices. Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and technical growth. Lead root-cause analysis and drive long-term reliability improvements. Evaluate and adopt modern technologies and architectural patterns.
What you'll bring:
Deep hands-on experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot, building scalable, reliable backend services. Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, performance, concurrency, and large-scale architectures. Proven technical and project leadership, driving initiatives from design through production. Strong mentorship skills and ability to raise engineering standards. Track record of innovation, simplification, and continuous improvement. Excellent problem-solving and deep debugging skills for complex production issues. Strong communication and leadership, with the ability to drive discussions, align stakeholders, and influence decisions. Ability to lead architecture and design reviews and clearly communicate trade-offs. Strong ownership and execution in ambiguous, high-impact environments.
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 $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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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 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 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 and 2 years' experience in 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.Primary Location...1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Skills Required
- 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
- 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- Deep hands-on experience with Java and Spring/Spring Boot for scalable backend services
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, performance, concurrency, and large-scale architectures
- Technical and project leadership experience driving initiatives from design through production
- Strong mentorship skills and ability to raise engineering standards
- Experience with innovation, simplification, and continuous improvement
- Strong problem-solving and deep debugging skills for complex production issues
- Strong communication and leadership skills, including stakeholder alignment and influencing decisions
- Ability to lead architecture and design reviews and communicate trade-offs clearly
- Strong ownership and execution in ambiguous, high-impact environments
- 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
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
