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Position Summary...

As a Staff Software Engineer with expertise in Java applications, you will serve as a technical leader, driving the architecture, design, and delivery of robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions that power Sam’s Supply Chain Transportation. Your work will transform the first, middle, and last-mile journey of Sam’s Transportation through AI-driven and Agentic AI innovations. In this role, you will lead strategic initiatives, mentor engineers, and shape the technology vision across teams, ensuring the delivery of world-class software solutions.

About Team

Supply Chain at Sam’s Club is all about delivering plans that help provide our members with the products they want, where they want them, at the best price possible. To accomplish this, associates must think critically and create efficiencies, using data and experience to overcome complex challenges. We invite you to join the Sam’s Club Supply Chain Team; a quick moving group of motivated individuals with skills ranging from data analytics to strategy and execution. Together we will design the supply chain of the future and improve our members’ lives.

What you'll do...

Application Development:** Lead the design, development, and deployment of Sam’s Transportation systems to deliver innovative and efficient solutions. **End-to-End AI Solutioning:** Own the complete lifecycle of Sam’s Transportation systems—from ideation to deployment—ensuring robust, scalable, and production-ready solutions. Strong problem-solving skills and deep experience in enterprise software lifecycle management are essential. **Scalability and Reliability:** Implement best practices for scalability and reliability through CI/CD pipelines, monitoring frameworks, and alerting systems. **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Work closely with engineering, business, UX, and product teams to integrate services across the fulfillment lifecycle. **Knowledge Sharing and Mentorship:** Mentor team members and foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning. **Solution Design:

+ Architect scalable, distributed software solutions using industry best practices and design patterns.

+ Translate high-level designs into detailed technical specifications, including mockups and pseudocode.

+ Ensure compliance with disaster recovery, MVP, and non-functional requirements.

+ Hands-on experience developing Java-based services on cloud platforms.

+ Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.

+ Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, Elastic, Azure Cosmos).

+ Proficiency in building web-based Java EE applications leveraging Kafka, RESTful APIs, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Splunk, and caching mechanisms.

+ Retail and supply chain/transportation domain knowledge is a plus.

Defect Management and Troubleshooting

+ Track, analyze, and resolve defects using industry-standard tools and methodologies.

+ Perform regression testing and troubleshoot performance and availability issues.

DevOps Orientation

+ Execute complex maintenance procedures and monitor application performance using telemetry and analytics.

+ Analyze logs, evaluate change requests, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

What you'll bring:

+ E **ducation:** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.

+ **Experience:** 10+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years in a technical or team leadership role.

+ **Technical Skills:**

+ Expert-level proficiency in Java and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, etc.), **Python.**

+ Deep experience designing and building RESTful APIs and distributed systems.

+ Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloud-native application development.

+ Proficient in database technologies (SQL and NoSQL).

+ Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

+ Experience with messaging frameworks (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

+ Solid understanding of **distributed systems, scalability, and disaster recovery** .

+ Strong knowledge of security, performance optimization, and scalability best practices.

+ Hands-on experience deploying **Agentic AI applications** into production.

+ **Soft Skills:** Excellent communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and inspire technical teams.

+ **Bonus:** Experience in large-scale enterprise environments, cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure), and retail systems.

About Walmart** **Sam's Club Supply Chain

Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered 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 connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(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, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

_The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process._ 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 (https://one.walmart.com/) .

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 :

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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...

2300 Se S St, Bentonville, AR 72712-0001, United States of America

Walmart 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, 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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.