Walmart

Walmart

Distinguished Software Engineer

Bentonville, ARPosted 1 day ago$130,000 – $260,000
Full TimeSeniorUS

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Job Description

We’re hiring a Distinguished Engineer to define the next era of the International POS platform – the systems that keep checkout running for customers and associates across markets, every minute every day. This is a builder + architect + force-multiplier role. You will own the long term technical vision for how International POS services are engineered, deployed, observed, and operated at scale— low-latency experiences and resilience under real-world store conditions. You’ll lead a platform that powers mission-critical checkout and store services with uncompromising standards for availability, performance, and security. If you want to build platforms that impact how millions of transactions happen globally, this is the seat. About the team: The International POS team develops and maintains technology that powers checkout experiences across Walmart International markets. The team integrates store systems, edge and cloud services, and shared capabilities to deliver fast, reliable, and secure POS solutions. Focused on continuous improvement, the team supports market-specific requirements within a dynamic retail environment. Leveraging expertise in cloud-native architecture, scalability, and software security, the team drives innovation and operational excellence to enhance system performance and reliability, ensuring seamless customer experiences worldwide.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in distributed systems and platform architecture with a track record of delivering highly available, mission-critical systems at scale (retail/store systems experience is a strong plus).
  • Hands-on strength with Kubernetes and cloud-native patterns (service networking, workload isolation, scaling, security, multi-region design), and sound judgment.
  • Proven leadership through influence: you’ve driven architectural alignment across multiple teams, resolved competing priorities, and shipped durable platform capabilities.
  • Operational excellence mindset: strong experience with reliability engineering, observability, incident reduction, performance tuning, capacity planning
  • Bias for action and simplification: you can take complex legacy realities, create a pragmatic path forward, and deliver measurable improvements in uptime, latency, developer productivity.
  • Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
  • Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’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
  • 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.

Skills & Technologies

Kubernetes

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Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Experience Level

Senior

Salary Range

$130,000 – $260,000

Location

Bentonville, AR

Posted

1 day ago

Country

US