(usa) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Bentonville, AR

Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and architecture of next-generation Replen Order Management Platform, focusing on scalability, robustness, and security. The role involves being a thought leader in Agentic AI initiatives, building and deploying cutting-edge solutions at scale, and collaborating with global engineering teams. The candidate will also partner with Product Management and Business teams, apply technical skills to design enhanced processes, and work closely with other architects and cross-functional teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead design, development, implementation, and documentation efforts.
  2. Be a thought leader in the team’s Agentic AI initiatives.
  3. Build, test, and deploy cutting-edge solutions at scale, impacting Walmart associates and customers across international markets.
  4. Collaborate with Walmart engineering teams globally to share expertise and contribute to the tech community.
  5. Partner with Product Management and Business teams to set priorities and deliver impactful products—comfortable with tough negotiations.

Skills

Required

  • 15+ years of experience designing and developing highly scalable distributed applications and platforms, especially multi-tenant SaaS products.
  • Proven experience as an architect for large engineering teams (50+ engineers).
  • Deep domain expertise in supply chain/replenishment/core retail.
  • Demonstrated leadership in AI initiatives—examples of leading PoCs or implementations.
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines using DevOps best practices.
  • Strong fundamentals in computer science: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
  • Ability to manage tech debt and modernization efforts, balancing short-term and long-term goals.
  • Proficiency in languages such as Java, SPARK, Golang.
  • Hands-on experience with microservices and RESTful web services using Java/NodeJS (SpringBoot, Dropwizard, etc.).
  • Knowledge of messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
  • Expertise in cloud-native and microservice architectures, including container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Self-starter with the ability to multitask and thrive in ambiguous situations.
  • Proven ownership of cloud-based projects with high reliability (99.99% uptime).
  • Strong development skills for prototyping technical solutions.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—negotiation, facilitation, and influence.
  • Experience mentoring Principal Engineers and being a respected technical leader.
  • Focus on reusability, frameworks, and configuration tools for faster development.
  • Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology.

Nice to have

  • Drive intellectual property initiatives—experience with patents/publications is a plus.
  • Active contributor to open-source projects.
  • Passion for driving change and adapting quickly to emerging technologies.

What the JD emphasized

  • Agentic AI initiatives
  • AI initiatives

Other signals

  • Agentic AI initiatives
  • Implement cutting-edge models and algorithms on massive datasets
  • Demonstrated leadership in AI initiatives