Software Engineer III

About the Team

The Catalog Derivation Platform team is a vital part of Walmart's Catalog organization, working closely with US stores and eCommerce to empower team members, stores, and merchants through technological innovation. Our mission is to serve customers by enhancing the product selection experience across groceries, entertainment, sporting goods, and crafts, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, via mobile apps, or in-store. We focus on customers, stores, employees, in-store service, merchant tools, data science, and search personalization to ensure the extensive selection our customers value is accurate and accessible.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer on the Catalog Derivation Platform team, you will play a key role in building and maintaining scalable services that drive product attribute derivation, variant redesign, and catalog enrichment. This role exists to bridge the gap between complex data requirements and user-facing product experiences. You will design and develop robust Java backend services, integrating real-time messaging pipelines and managing data storage for analytics and enrichment workflows.

In your day-to-day, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Setup, Variant Management, and Editorial to deliver impactful catalog solutions. A significant part of your contribution involves leveraging AI-powered tools and agentic workflows to automate development tasks, improve code quality, and accelerate delivery. You will be expected to stay current with emerging technologies and backend engineering best practices, ensuring our platform remains at the forefront of retail innovation.

About Walmart Global Tech

At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. We are a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world's leading retailer, making an epic impact at the forefront of the next retail disruption. We are people-led and tech-empowered, training our team in the skillsets of the future and bringing in experts to help us grow. Whether you are chasing your first opportunity or looking to define your career, we offer a culture where you can innovate at scale and reimagine the future of retail.

Our culture is a competitive advantage, 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 include our global headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Hiring Process

The hiring process is designed to assess both technical capability and cultural fit. Candidates can expect a structured journey that includes an initial introduction, followed by technical deep-dives and system design discussions. The final stages focus on team fit and collaboration, ensuring that new hires are well-aligned with our mission to drive innovation.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

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. We are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and have a no-tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job to create a safe and productive work environment.