Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join Finance Retail Enablement (FRE) Accounts Payable (AP) Engineering team. This hands‑on role requires exceptional architecture acumen, coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor a large team of engineers. You will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements.

We are the EBS Disputes & Exceptions Management Engineering group. Our mission is to enable seamless, accurate, and efficient processes within Walmart’s Finance Tech ecosystem by managing disputes and exceptions with timely resolution & precision. We design and maintain tools that empower internal teams and external suppliers to resolve payment discrepancies quickly and effectively, leveraging automation to minimize manual effort and ensure smooth collaboration.

Through continuous improvement and a commitment to excellence, we strive to create a frictionless experience that supports Walmart’s broader vision of operational efficiency and partnership success.

• Provides technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in solution design, architecture and development.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
• Design and deploy scalable, performant, secure, cloud‑native systems that align with business goals.
• Establish and guide engineers to adopt engineering best practices, conduct/lead design & code reviews, and ensure alignment with the overall FRE Architecture vision.
• Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands‑on technical guidance and mentorship.
• Leverage modern ML/AI/GenAI tools to design scalable and intelligent systems.
• Maintain and drive a high bar on Operational Excellence.
• Develop comprehensive technical documentation (including ADRs) and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options.
• Work closely with Program, Product, Business, and Design partners to plan work, ensuring that engineering tech priorities are also included.
• Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues.

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience in software development and solution architecture focused on building large scale complex distributed systems.
• Must have experience leading teams in a solution architect role, leading multiple teams to deliver complex systems.
• Strong experience with distributed system design, multi‑tenant platform, microservices, asynchronous design patterns, cloud native design, and high‑availability architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with AI tools, to deliver business value and developer productivity.
• Experience working with multiple tech stack – Java, Python, React, Nodejs, k8s, Spring framework, Kafka, AI frameworks, etc.
• Experience with monitoring tech – Splunk, Open Observe, Grafana, Prometheus, APM.
• Excellent decision‑making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast‑paced environment.
• Experience leading legacy modernization is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated experience with CICD pipelines to orchestrate zero‑click deployments.
• Passion for staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.

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…