Software Engineer Intern 2027

Position Summary

Join Walmart Global Tech as a Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027. This paid internship runs for 11 weeks and is designed for students in their penultimate year of college. You will work on meaningful projects, network with industry experts, and develop your skills at the Fortune 1 company while exploring our HQ in Northwest Arkansas.

What You'll Do

We're looking for Backend, Frontend, and Full Stack Software Engineers to join Walmart Global Tech. As a Software Engineer Intern, you'll use your software design, analysis, and programming skills to create innovative tools and system enhancements that drive change for our customers and members. You will research, conceive, and develop software applications to extend and improve Walmart & Sam's Club technology used by our 2.1 million associates to help our customers save money and live better.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work with a team of technologists experienced in JavaScript, React, Node, Java, Spring Boot, Cosmos DB, Docker, AI/ML, and other technologies to adopt and implement best practices.
• Interact with application teams, architects, and PMs to design and implement new functionality.
• Design, write, and review code that impacts millions of customers/members in a collaborative environment among cross-functional teams.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including the discovery phase, to develop and implement long-term solutions and impact the end user.
• Work in an agile/scrum environment to deliver high-quality software to our customers and members.
• Design new tools to monitor smart alerts that help discover technical problems in a timely manner while working cross-functionally with other engineers to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Augment existing instrumentation to build a cohesive picture that incorporates the characteristics of our systems with special attention to points of failure.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduating December 2027 - August 2028.
• Undergrad enrolled in CS, EE, Math, Stats, or related field.
• Strong programming skills in Python (experience with Java/Scala a plus).
• AI fluency is a key skill requirement.
• Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals.
• Experience implementing ML models from scratch or using frameworks.
• Coursework or projects demonstrating applied AI skills.

Office Environment: Corporate

U.S. Tech Hub Location: Primary locations will be in Bentonville, AR & Sunnyvale, CA. Location availability is based on job profile and business needs.

Desired Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Software Development, AI/ML, or other relevant majors.

Housing and relocation available for those living outside a 50-mile radius of the Walmart Home Office.

Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

Bentonville, Arkansas: The hourly wage range for this position is $21.00 - $40.00. Bellevue, Washington: $25.00 - $48.00. Sunnyvale, California: $27.00 - $52.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.