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Most of these Walmart write-ups come from Software Engineers (91), then Product Managers (21) and Data Scientists (13). The most reported rounds are the technical phone screen (47), the hiring manager screen (23), the product sense round (16) and the system design round (13).

139 interview notes · updated Oct 2026

Walmart·Software Engineer·Hiring Manager Screen

Jul 2026
Internal interview for a client-facing role at my company. Felt like it went okay but I've been spiraling ever since about not sending a thank-you email the same day.
  • How do you prioritize tasks when you have multiple urgent items competing for your attention?

“I said something like focusing on one actionable item at a time and keeping a running to-do list of everything urgent for the day.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Online Assessment (OA)

Jul 2026
Took an OA for a non-FAANG big tech software engineer role and came out of it feeling pretty uncertain. Passed all test cases on both problems but used a suboptimal 2D DP solution on one that apparently has a clean two-pointer approach, and now I'm spiraling about whether that tanks my chances.
  • Given a string, find the minimum number of characters to add to make it a valid string (LeetCode 2645 style).
  • A second coding problem included in the same OA (solved quickly, details not specified).

“Spent 40 minutes on this and barely scraped through with 10 minutes left.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Hiring Manager Screen

Jul 2026
Interviewed for a warehouse/shipping and AV tech role and everything was going great until machine cutting experience came up. Mentioned some tangential background from firefighter training and got crossed off the list on the spot, rejection two days later.
  • How much experience do you have with machine cutting equipment?

“This is where it fell apart.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Hiring Manager Screen

Jul 2026
Applied for an entry-level food service gig, somehow landed an interview despite taking the call at a terrible moment, and showed up to what turned out to be one of the more bizarre one-on-ones I've ever sat through. The manager volunteered way too much personal information, and the whole thing ended with him casually admitting he called me back because my name sounded non-white and he was visibly surprised when I walked in.
  • Where were you born, and where are your parents from?

“This came at the very end, right as I was heading out.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Onsite - Multi Round

Jul 2026
Two back-to-back technical rounds at a big tech company as a freshman, one went well and one went sideways because I skipped studying trees and got a tree problem.
  • Solve a coding problem covering edge cases and communicate your thought process throughout.
  • Solve a tree-based algorithm problem.

“First round, felt pretty good.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Online Assessment (OA)

Jul 2026
Did an AI interview for a customer service role and completely underestimated it. Thought the technical stuff would come later in a human round, so I treated it like a warmup. It was not a warmup.
  • Can you give an example of a time you dealt with a difficult customer?
  • What draws you to working in customer service?

“This came from the practice round so I wasn't even taking it seriously.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Hiring Manager Screen

Jul 2026
Interviewed for a Senior Product Designer role and walked out feeling like my decade of professional work meant nothing. The hiring manager spent most of the time digging into high school GPA, SAT scores, and extracurriculars from nearly 20 years ago, which was both irrelevant and unexpectedly painful given what I went through during those years.
  • Walk me through your full educational background, starting from high school: GPA, standardized test scores, extracurriculars, sports, and anything else you were involved in.

“Nine years into my career and I'm reciting SAT scores.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Executive / Final Round

Jul 2026
Final round for an entry-level project coordinator role with two senior directors who, despite already saying I was a perfect fit, proceeded to grill me on every tiny detail of my resume for the next however long. Wasn't what I expected and left me feeling kind of rattled.
  • Walk us through the specific responsibilities you held at each of your previous roles.
  • Can you describe the details of your certifications and what they involved?
  • Tell us about your educational background and how it relates to this position.

“This is where it got uncomfortable.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Recruiter / HR Screen

Aug 2026
Screening call for an office associate role that was less of an interview and more of a recruiter actively trying to talk me out of applying. She spent the whole call questioning whether I actually wanted the job, never said a single positive thing about the company.
  • Are you sure this role is the right fit for you given your background and qualifications?

“She asked this three times.”

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Walmart·Software Engineer·Recruiter / HR Screen

Aug 2026
Applied for a server position at a hotel, had a Zoom screen with HR and a manager, then got stood up for the in-person follow-up when the GM was suddenly unavailable. Now sitting here wondering if I should just show up tomorrow anyway.
  • Do you know specific people who work at your current workplace, such as [name] or [name]?

“This was strange.”

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