Walmart Global Tech.
Walmart's e-commerce, store, pickup and delivery, supply chain and payments technology.
its questions lean on
- object-oriented design
- Java and concurrency
- order and inventory flows
- Kafka-based pipelines
- logging
The rounds, as candidates describe them
Reported by candidates
From public interview write-ups; each links its source.- Design a Logging SystemSystem designW08 · DAY 01 · Event Ingestion at Scale →W10 · DAY 02 · Observability →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart SSE interview (2024) ↗
- Design a URL ShortenerSystem designIP-01 · Design a URL Shortener →W01 · BOSS · Design a URL Shortener at Scale →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart IN3 interview experience (2023) ↗
- Design a News FeedSystem designIP-07 · Design a News Feed →SQ-10 · Twitter/X →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Global Tech Senior SWE, HLD for Twitter (2024) ↗
- Design an Order Management SystemSystem designW03 · BOSS · Event-Driven Food Delivery Order System →W05 · DAY 02 · Distributed Transactions — The Saga Pattern →W03 · DAY 02 · Transactional Outbox →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart IN3 Bangalore, offer (2023) ↗
- Design Curbside PickupSystem designIP-06 · Design a Notification System →IP-13 · Design a Proximity Service →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Global Tech SWE III intern, offer (2022) ↗
- Design a Car Rental SystemLow-level designLLD-05 · Design a Movie Ticket Booking System →IP-19 · Design a Hotel Reservation System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart SSE interview, Zoomcar app (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Walmart SWE3 IN3 (2024) ↗
- Design a Package Tracking SystemLow-level designW03 · DAY 05 · Audit Log System →IP-06 · Design a Notification System →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart SDE3, rejected (2024) ↗
- Design a Library Management SystemLow-level designno lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart IN3 Bangalore, offer (2023) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Walmart IN3 BLR, offer (2022) ↗
- Design a Workflow OrchestratorLow-level designW05 · DAY 03 · Saga Orchestration Deep Dive →IP-17 · Design a Distributed Job Scheduler →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Software Engineer 3 Bengaluru, offer (2025) ↗
- Design Snake and LadderLow-level designno lesson for this one yetreported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Global Tech Senior SWE (2024) ↗LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Global Tech India IN3, offer (2022) ↗
- Design a Concurrent Hash MapLow-level designW00 · PART 5 · Operating System Concepts for System Design →W01 · DAY 01 · Partitioning Deep-Dive →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Global Tech senior backend engineer (2024) ↗
- Design a Popularity CounterLow-level designIP-14 · Design a Real-Time Leaderboard →reported in:LeetCode Discuss · Walmart Staff Bengaluru, rejected (2024) ↗
Likely, from what they build
Our pick, not a report: questions that fit Walmart Global Tech's products.- Design an E-commerce Flash SaleSystem designW02 · BOSS · The Ultimate System Design Interview →W01 · DAY 04 · Hot Keys and Skew →
- Design a Product CatalogSystem designW04 · BOSS · Design a Global E-Commerce Product Catalog System →W04 · DAY 02 · Invalidation Strategies →
Study path
Every lesson the questions above point to, once, in order.
- 01W08 · DAY 01Event Ingestion at Scale
- 02W10 · DAY 02Observability
- 03IP-01Design a URL Shortener
- 04W01 · BOSSDesign a URL Shortener at Scale
- 05IP-07Design a News Feed
- 06SQ-10Twitter/X
- 07W03 · BOSSEvent-Driven Food Delivery Order System
- 08W05 · DAY 02Distributed Transactions — The Saga Pattern
- 09W03 · DAY 02Transactional Outbox
- 10IP-06Design a Notification System
- 11IP-13Design a Proximity Service
- 12LLD-05Design a Movie Ticket Booking System
- 13IP-19Design a Hotel Reservation System
- 14W03 · DAY 05Audit Log System
- 15W05 · DAY 03Saga Orchestration Deep Dive
- 16IP-17Design a Distributed Job Scheduler
- 17W00 · PART 5Operating System Concepts for System Design
- 18W01 · DAY 01Partitioning Deep-Dive
- 19IP-14Design a Real-Time Leaderboard
- 20W02 · BOSSThe Ultimate System Design Interview
- 21W01 · DAY 04Hot Keys and Skew
- 22W04 · BOSSDesign a Global E-Commerce Product Catalog System
- 23W04 · DAY 02Invalidation Strategies
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