Is Walmart a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Walmart have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 482 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Walmart employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Walmart now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Walmart .

Does Walmart pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Walmart with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 482 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries and benefits at Walmart .

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Walmart?

86% of Software Engineer employees at Walmart would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Walmart with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walmart?

Cashier (13622) , Sales Associate (7750) , Overnight Stocker (4396) , Sales Associate/Cashier (3825) , Stocker (3192) , Associate (2872) , Assistant Manager (2046) , Department Manager (1955) , Front End Cashier (1879) , Customer Service Representative (1736) , Personal Shopper (1671) , Personal Shopper/OGP (1405) , Team Lead (1236) , Manager (1176) , Pharmacy Technician (1176)

What are the pros of working at Walmart according to real employee reviews?

"EASY WORK! It’s very simple to learn and be very good at Pay WAS good for what the job is" ((in 12772 reviews)); "Good benefits once you have been there long enough to be eligible and the profit sharing is also good" ((in 7034 reviews)); "Great for people who can work crazy hours and don't like to go to church on Sunday." ((in 5557 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and the job is really easy when you get the hang of it." ((in 3718 reviews)); "flexible hours gives you time to go to doctor and other places you might need to go" ((in 3675 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Walmart according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management: some of the managers were rude and did not care about their workers." ((in 11994 reviews)); "No work life balance expected to talk to customers even though the job will say you will do chats and emails" ((in 1955 reviews)); "Management is just trash too much favoritism and the hr doesn’t do nothing when you complain." ((in 1419 reviews)); "They were promoted from within with no training or direction on how to manage staff." ((in 1220 reviews)); "Poor upper management and impersonal" ((in 1205 reviews))

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Walmart Software Engineer reviews

4.1

86% would recommend to a friend

(482 total reviews)

John Furner

100% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

Software Engineer ||| employees have rated Walmart with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 482 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer ||| professionals have an excellent working experience there. Walmart is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer ||| professionals compared to other employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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482 reviews

4.0

Mar 4, 2026

Marketplace Disorganized

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunity to get experience putting out fires.

Cons

IDC still holds a lot of power in terms of knowledge set and velocity. US team often gets blindsided by some changes for oncall.

3.0

Feb 9, 2026

Software engineer walmart

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is good nothing is wrong

Cons

Work life balance promotion and hike

Walmart Response

4mo

Thank you for being an valued part of the Walmart team and for sharing your experiences.

4.0

Jan 30, 2026

Great company to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- good tech stacks - perks are also good - food

Cons

- 5 days RTO - If the manager is not cooperative, you will find it super boring - they need to level up their compensation - WLB can be hectic during holiday season

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