Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our Order Management Systems (OMS) organization. This role will be responsible for building large‑scale, high‑performance services and data processing pipelines that power critical order lifecycle and fulfillment capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Java, Spark, Big Data technologies, and experience designing and building autonomous agents or agent‑driven systems. As a  technical leader, you will influence architecture, mentor engineers, drive best practices, and partner closely with Product, Architecture, and cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and business‑critical OMS capabilities.

What you'll do...

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of high‑scale OMS services and distributed components.
• Architect and implement Spark- and Big Data–based pipelines to process large volumes of transactional and operational data.
• Design and build agents and agent‑based automation frameworks that improve system intelligence, monitoring, and decisioning.
• Partner with architects to evolve OMS platform capabilities, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Drive engineering excellence across the team through code reviews, mentoring, and hands‑on technical leadership.
• Own end‑to‑end technical delivery—from design, development, documentation, testing, to production deployment.
• Collaborate with Product and business teams to translate functional needs into scalable engineering solutions.
• Influence long‑term technical direction, frameworks, and standards across the OMS ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in backend engineering, preferably in high‑scale, distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java and JVM‑based engineering practices.
• Hands‑on experience with Apache Spark, distributed compute frameworks, and Big Data ecosystems (Hadoop, Hive, HBase, Iceberg, etc.).
• Proven experience designing or building autonomous agents, decisioning systems, or intelligent automation components.
• Deep understanding of microservices, event‑driven architectures, and messaging systems (Kafka, Pulsar, etc.).
• Expertise with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Strong problem‑solving skills, debugging ability, and performance‑tuning experience.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead engineering initiatives across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working on Order Management Systems or large‑scale supply chain platforms.
• Experience with distributed tracing, observability frameworks, and reliability engineering.
• Familiarity with ML‑driven agents or reinforcement‑learning‑based automation.
• Contributions to open‑source Big Data or distributed systems projects.

What Success Looks Like

• You drive system‑wide improvements to OMS scalability, data processing efficiency, and reliability.
• You mentor engineers and elevate the team’s engineering craftsmanship.
• You act as a key technical leader influencing long‑term OMS architecture and business outcomes.
• You deliver complex features with high quality, strong documentation, and minimal production friction.

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 $110,000.00 - $220,000.00 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...

1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.