(USA) Software Engineer III
Position Summary
Help drive a culture of experimentation and data-driven decision-making at Walmart scale to continuously evolve and improve the customer experience. We are looking for a software engineer to build and maintain systems that power Walmart's self-serve experimentation platform.
About the role
Sits on the Walmart Experimentation Platform team, where our mission is to deliver a first-in-class, reliable, and scalable experimentation experience across all of Walmart's digital surfaces. You will work on real-time assignment engines, data pipelines, analytics infrastructure, and developer tools that directly impact how Walmart makes product decisions.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain reliable systems and data pipelines that support experimentation across Walmart's global engineering teams
- Write well-tested, production-quality code that runs at Walmart-scale traffic volumes
- Work in an agile, diverse engineering team alongside data scientists, engineers, and analysts
- Grow your technical skills and career
- Develop features and fix defects across experimentation platform services, contributing clean, well-tested code through pull requests and code reviews
- Contribute to design discussions and technical planning for team projects, asking questions and offering ideas
- Contribute to project delivery by reviewing requirements; translating them into technical solutions with guidance from senior engineers; writing and developing code; testing; collaborating with cross-functional teams; troubleshooting bugs; and delivering on schedule
- Support business outcomes by understanding the context behind assigned work and collaborating with teammates and stakeholders to deliver solutions that meet business needs
- Write and maintain technical documentation for systems you build
- Participate in on-call rotations, triaging issues and escalating when appropriate
- Continuously learn new technologies and share knowledge through team presentations or brown bags
Requirements
- Proficiency in one or more: Java, Scala, Go, Rust, or Node.js
- Experience building and deploying services in cloud-based environments (GCP, Azure, or equivalent)
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems fundamentals
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Experimentation (A/B Testing) or Feature Flag systems
- Experience with streaming or batch data processing (Kafka, Spark, BigQuery)
- Familiarity with containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Experience with AI/ML products
What You'll Bring
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.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area
- 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area
Additional Information
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 here.
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 : Stock