Software Engineer III

Walmar; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Software Engineer III to lead design and development of scalable software and mentor junior engineers. You will ensure system reliability, performance, and seamless order processing across pickup and delivery workflows.

The role emphasizes production support, incident handling, and DevOps practices, with a focus on customer experience and operational excellence in a fast-paced retail tech environment.

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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-availability of fulfillment systems supporting pickup and delivery.
• Reduce order failures, delays, and customer-impacting issues; improve operational efficiency through automation and proactive monitoring.
• Enable seamless coordination between systems handling orders, inventory, and last-mile delivery.
• Own L2/L3 production support for online fulfillment systems, including order management, pickup, delivery workflows.
• Build and enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to detect issues.
• Design and develop automation tools and scripts to reduce manual intervention.
• Participate in on-call rotations and handle high-severity incidents in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to improve end-to-end fulfillment reliability and customer experience.
• Maintain and continually improve runbooks, knowledge base, and support documentation.

Skills

Java

Python

Angular

React

Troubleshooting

Distributed systems

Ownership

Customer experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related

4 years of software engineering experience

Tools

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants mustbe authorized towork for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. This is a full-time onsite role based in Bentonville, AR; remoteand hybrid options are not available. Role summary: As a Software Engineer III, you will lead the design and development of scalable software solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams including product management and user experience. You will troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective solutions to ensure system reliability and performance. This role involves managing projects from requirements gathering through coding, testing, and deployment while mentoring junior engineers. Your expertise in coding standards, continuous integration, and DevOps practices will drive high-quality deliverables that align with business objectives and support ongoing innovation within the technology platform. About the team: The team is dedicated to supporting and enhancing mission-critical systems that drive Online Fulfillment, including Pickup and Delivery workflows. It combines software engineering expertise with production support to ensure system reliability, scalability, and optimal customer experience. Team members focus on seamless order processing, real-time inventory accuracy, and efficient last-mile delivery execution. They proactively identify risks, resolve production issues, and develop automation to prevent recurrence. Collaboration across product, project, and business teams is key to delivering high-quality solutions that meet evolving business needs while maintaining operational excellence. What you'll do:

• Ensurehighavailabilityoffulfillmentsystemssupportingpickupanddelivery
• Reduceorderfailures,delays,andcustomer-impactingissues Improveoperationalefficiencythroughautomationandproactivemonitoring
• Enableseamlesscoordinationbetweensystemshandlingorders,inventory,andlast-miledelivery
• Enableseamlesscoordinationbetweensystemshandlingorders,inventory,andlast-miledelivery
• OwnL2/L3productionsupportforonlinefulfillmentsystems,includingordermanagement,pickup,deliveryworkflows
• Buildandenhancemonitoring,alerting,andobservabilitysolutionstodetectissues
• Designanddevelopautomationtoolsandscriptstoreducemanualintervention Participateinon-callrotationsandhandlehigh-severityincidentsinafast-pacedenvironment
• Collaboratewithproduct,engineering,andoperationsteamstoimproveend-to-endfulfillmentreliabilityandcustomerexperience
• Maintainandcontinuouslyimproverunbooks,knowledgebase,andsupportdocumentation

What you'll bring:

• 4-6 years of software engineering experience with strong exposure to production support and full stack environments.
• Troubleshooting Analysis
• Programming skills in Java and/or Python or Angular and React
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex distributed systems
• Abilitytoanticipatefailurescenariosandproactivelyimplementpreventivesolution
• Highownershipmindsetwiththeabilitytobalancesupportanddevelopmentresponsibilities
• Strongfocusoncustomerexperience,systemuptime,andoperationalexcellence

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, cybersecurityexpertsand 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 kickstarta great careerin tech, gain new skills and experience forvirtually everyindustry, orleverageyourexpertiseto innovate at scale,impactmillionsandreimaginethe future of retail. Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’sfostered 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 connections rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates. Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other greatperksinclude401(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,ideasand opinionswhile beingwelcomingofall people. #LI-onsite 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 - $180,000.00Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock

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

Primary Location...

2608 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, 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.

Walmart is 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.

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