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WALMART GLOBAL TECH · SDE 1

Walmart Global Tech SDE 1 interview

The SDE 1 (entry-level software engineer) level at Walmart Global Tech is Software Engineer II (entry), for new grads and engineers with up to about 2 years of experience. The rounds at this level, how each one is scored, and the questions to practise first.

From public candidate reports and Walmart Global Tech's careers pages, checked November 2026. Processes vary by team. AlgoRung is not affiliated with Walmart Global Tech.

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Walmart Global Tech titleSoftware Engineer II (entry)
ExperienceNew grads and engineers with up to about 2 years of experience
Interviews after screeningAbout 3
System design roundUsually not

The SDE 1 rounds, in order

  1. Online assessment · 90 min

    Campus and drive candidates take a test with about two medium problems, sometimes with MCQs.

    At SDE 1: The main filter for new grads and campus drives. Expect two medium problems, sometimes one hard. Passing all test cases on both usually gets you to the next round.

  2. Coding (DSA) · 60 min

    Two easy-to-medium problems, sometimes wrapped in a REST endpoint with validation and error handling.

    At SDE 1: The largest part of the loop: often three coding rounds. Medium problems, sometimes one hard. Correct, clean code and clear reasoning matter more than speed.

  3. Team-specific round · 60 min

    A Java and tech deep dive: streams, multithreading, HashMap internals, SOLID, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis and SQL.

    At SDE 1: Mostly language and CS fundamentals deep dives (Java internals, databases, OS).

  4. Hiring manager · 60 min

    A project deep dive plus behavioral questions, sometimes with a design or coding question.

    At SDE 1: Motivation, learning, a project walk-through and sometimes CS fundamentals.

What Walmart Global Tech interviewers look for

Behavioral rounds are based on the Company values: Respect the Individual, Act with Integrity, Serve Our Customers and Members, Strive for Excellence. Questions for each one.

Coding questions to practise for Walmart Global Tech SDE 1

The largest part of the loop: often three coding rounds. Medium problems, sometimes one hard. Correct, clean code and clear reasoning matter more than speed.

Difficulty
Topic
8 questions
  1. First Missing Positive Hard Arrays & Hashing also Microsoft, Flipkart
  2. Next Greater Element I Easy Monotonic Stack also Oracle, Adobe
  3. LRU Cache Medium Design Data Structures also Amazon, Microsoft, Apple +4
  4. Implement Queue using Stacks Easy Stack also Goldman Sachs
  5. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree Medium Trees & BST also Google, Meta, Netflix +1
  6. N-Queens Hard Recursion & Backtracking
  7. Binary Tree Zigzag Level Order Traversal Medium Trees & BST also Amazon
  8. Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock Easy Dynamic Programming also Amazon, Apple, Netflix

How the coding round is scored · The online assessment

Design at SDE 1

Entry loops lean on DSA and Java depth with light design. SE III adds LLD or HLD, and Senior and above get a dedicated HLD round probing microservices, Kafka ordering, caching and active-active setups.

All Walmart Global Tech system design questions

Questions people ask

How many rounds are in the Walmart Global Tech SDE 1 interview?

About 3 interviews after the screening: online assessment, coding (dsa), team-specific round, hiring manager.

Is there a system design round for Walmart Global Tech SDE 1?

Usually not as a separate round. Entry loops lean on DSA and Java depth with light design. SE III adds LLD or HLD, and Senior and above get a dedicated HLD round probing microservices, Kafka ordering, caching and active-active setups.

What coding questions does Walmart Global Tech ask at SDE 1?

The same question pool is used across levels; the bar rises with level. Most reported: First Missing Positive, Next Greater Element I, LRU Cache, Implement Queue using Stacks, Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree.

What does Walmart Global Tech expect in coding rounds at SDE 1?

The largest part of the loop: often three coding rounds. Medium problems, sometimes one hard. Correct, clean code and clear reasoning matter more than speed.

SDE 1 interviews at other companies

SDE 1 interview questions across all companies · Behavioral questions