CodeHers 2024

At Walmart Global Tech, we work at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies inspired by the vision of transforming retail tech. As a people-led and tech-powered organization, we drive innovations that impact millions of lives globally. Our associates empower us with innovative solutions that power the world's leading retailer, driving digital solutions that keep us resilient and future-ready.

Walmart invites students who are graduating in 2024 and 2025 to take part in CodeHers, India’s biggest coding challenge, exclusively for women. CodeHers is your passport to join Walmart Global Tech India and innovate for the Fortune #1 company. Human-led and tech-empowered since 2002, we have created omnichannel shopping experiences for our customers and members across the globe to help them save money and live better. 

This challenge is an opportunity for young women from engineering colleges across India to land their dream job. Top coders will be shortlisted and interviewed virtually for full-time software development engineering roles and summer internships at Walmart Global Tech India. The roles offered will be based out of Bangalore or Chennai offices.

Eligibility Criteria:

CodeHers 2024 is open to female students across all engineering colleges in India who are pursuing the following degrees in circuit branches (ECE, EE, EEE, IT, CS): 

• BE/ B.Tech. full-time programs - Batch of 2024 and 2025 (1st and 2nd-year students are not eligible to apply)
• Dual degree full-time program -  Batch of 2024 and 2025 (1st/2nd/3rd-year students are not eligible to apply)
• ME/ M.Tech. full-time programs - Batch of 2024 and 2025 (2025 graduating batch to be considered for summer internships this year)
• Only candidates with a 7+ CGPA are eligible to apply. Any student not meeting this mark will be disqualified.
• Participants using multiple IDs to participate will be eliminated from further processes.

Competition Structure: 

• Level 1 - MCQ Challenge to test your computer fundamentals with 25 objective questions that need to be solved in 25 minutes.
• Level 2 - Coding Challenge, where shortlisted participants will get 90 minutes to present logical coding solutions to 2 problem statements.
• Level 3 - The cumulative score of the MCQ and Coding Challenge will be ascertained and considered for shortlisting the final students. All top coders who are shortlisted will be informed regarding our planned interview process via email.

Result Declaration Process: 

2 questions of 100 marks each will be allocated with equal weightage for private and public test cases. It is very likely that candidates scoring full during the assessment may fail a few private test cases, because of which their final scores will not be the same.

A fair evaluation will be ensured by conducting a thorough sanity check. Any participant found using unfair means will be eliminated from further processes. Candidates are requested to rest assured that the evaluation process will be true and fair with ample checks accounted for to ensure the accuracy of the scores. 

Rewards:

• Top 15 students from each graduating batch (2024 and 2025) to get a cash prize of ₹30,000.
• Summer Internships Opportunities 2024 (May – June):
  • Top Coders from 2025 graduating batch will be offered direct summer internship opportunities at Walmart Global Tech India across our offices in Bangalore and Chennai with a monthly stipend of ₹1-1.1 lakh.
  • Additional perks like your return airfare, two weeks of initial accommodation at the base job location city, additional office facilities and benefits, and an opportunity to learn, connect and collaborate with a talented team!
  • Further details about the internship have been enclosed here.
• Software Engineering Full-Time Opportunities 2024:
  • Top Coders from 2024 graduating batch will be contacted by our campus recruitment team for Pre Placement Interviews against relevant opportunities for Software roles at Walmart Global Tech India.
  • Our software engineering salaries are in the range of ₹18-21 lakhs with ₹2-3.5 lakhs joining bonus and stock grants up to ₹2.5 lakhs. Additional perks like one-way airfare for self and dependents, two weeks of initial accommodation at the base job location city, additional office facilities and benefits, and an opportunity to learn, connect and collaborate with a talented team!

Participation certificates will not be provided for this opportunity.

Note: Most of the interviews will happen in descending order of scores until all the open positions are filled for the 2024 batch. Hence, there might be some students who may not be interviewed basis the open positions.