Walmart Labs Software Engineer interview: compact technical rounds and backend stack discussion

After recruiter-style contact, I entered a compact technical process that felt straightforward and clearly structured. The setup was about 30 minutes for a sequence of technical rounds, with a LeetCode-style problem as the main expectation. Between questions, I was also asked about my work history, resume, and how it mapped to my tech stack, including Kafka, Kubernetes, and Java Spring Boot.

The interviewer was genuinely pleasant and communicated clearly, which made the process less stressful than I expected. I felt I was being assessed on practical familiarity with modern backend tooling rather than anything overly theoretical.

I did not get an offer, but the experience felt professional and the difficulty average: challenging enough to matter without feeling chaotic.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA. Overall feedback: positive. Offer status: no offer.