Lead Software Engineer Jobs in Arkansas (NOW HIRING)

Position Summary... What you'll do...Role summary:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll own the technical direction and delivery of a core capability within WatchTower, the engineering operating system for Marketplace. You'll design and build scalable platform software that improves reliability, developer productivity, operational intelligence, and AI-driven engineering workflows for thousands of engineers. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with architecture, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver platforms that shape how Marketplace Engineering builds and operates software.
About the team:
The Marketplace Platform Reliability team develops and maintains engineering systems that support thousands of engineers in delivering reliable, scalable, and high-performing software. The team manages platforms, operational intelligence, AI capabilities, and engineering standards to enhance productivity and system reliability. Focused on innovation and continuous improvement, members design robust, scalable solutions that support business growth while optimizing operational efficiency. Collaboration, strategic alignment, and effective program management drive technical excellence across the Marketplace organization, ensuring high-quality standards and sustained platform performance.
  What you'll do:

• Own the architecture, design, and delivery of a core WatchTower platform capability.
• Build scalable, cloud-native software that improves reliability, developer productivity, and operational excellence.
• Partner with engineers and technical leaders across Marketplace to deliver platform capabilities used by thousands of engineers.
• Drive engineering quality through sound architecture, code reviews, automation, observability, and modern software engineering practices.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across teams while remaining deeply hands-on in software development.

  What you'll bring:

• Experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems or internal engineering platforms.
• Strong software engineering skills with experience in cloud-native technologies, microservices, Kubernetes, and modern application architecture.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across multiple teams.
• Experience with developer platforms, operational tooling, AI, observability, or platform engineering.
• Passion for building high-quality software that improves the engineering experience at scale.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering organizations.

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.
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... 2608 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, 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.