(IND) STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Position Summary... Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace. Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy. Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

What you'll do... About the Team:   

As part of Walmart Global Tech's Supply Chain Platforms within   US Omi and Platform Tech , the   Ware house Management   team plays a critical role in powering Walmart's supply chain — ensuring products   move   efficiently from suppliers to stores and to customers' hands. We build intelligent, high-throughput platforms that handle inventory management, demand sensing, order   fulfillment , and   logistics   orchestration at Walmart scale.   We   innovate to lower the operational cost, provide greater value to the   business   and build the   best in class   experience to our Business Partners and Customers.  

What you will do:

Define and own the end-to-end technical architecture for   Wareshouse   management   System   ( WMS )   platform services .  

Author and champion Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and design documents that set standards across the   WMS   platform.  

Identify   and proactively address systemic risks — single points of failure, scaling bottlenecks, data integrity gaps, and technical debt accumulation before they become incidents .  

Represent   WMS   in cross-org architectural forums and drive alignment with shared platform teams   (Cloud infra and data platform teams ) .  

Own data   modeling   and persistence strategies across   SQL & No-SQL databases.  

Drive AI-assisted spec generation workflows — using LLMs to translate product requirements and domain narratives into structured API specs   and c hampion spec-first engineering across   WMS .  

Design &   b uild scalable ,   high-throughput   and   low-latency   Java-based microservices deployed on   cloud ; build   Microservices with domain-driven design, event-driven patterns (Kafka), and API-first principles .  

Design resilient distributed systems applying patterns such as orchestration, outbox pattern, circuit break ing , and idempotency across async workflows .  

Implement   gRPC   and REST APIs with strict   OpenAPI   contracts, backward-compatibility guarantees, and consumer-driven contract testing .  

Establish frontend architecture standards for the   WMS   team —   component   library governance, state management patterns, accessibility compliance, and performance budgets .  

Design & build   Full-Stack Features using modern frontend frameworks (React , Node and Express JS ) integrated with RESTful/ GraphQL   APIs .  

Design with a   platform-first mindset — designing shared   and   extensible   capabilities that empower multiple teams to move faster without duplicating effort.  

Author and   maintain   Concord pipelines for CI/CD automation — build, test, canary deploy, and rollback orchestration across   WMS   microservices .  

Drive   security   compliance for all   WMS   deployments —   keeping code compliant with enterprise standards,   identifying   and remediating security vulnerabilities .  

Implement observability-first engineering: structured logging, distributed tracing, and   tracking through   dashboards   and alerts .  

Mentor and technically sponsor senior and mid-level engineers — conducting architecture reviews, pairing on complex problems, and providing structured feedback on design documents and PRs .  

Lead engineering excellence initiatives — test coverage uplift, latency reduction programs, incident retrospectives, and platform reliability improvements .  

Champion a culture of continuous innovation — actively   identify   and propose improvements to development workflows, and supply chain processes that reduce friction and create measurable business value .  

Address   complex   problems quickly and efficiently   in a   high-impact environment.  

What you will bring:

Engineering   degree in Computer Science or related technical field.  

12+   years of relevant experience in building   cloud based highly   resilient   and   scalable systems .  

Excellent   technical knowledge   in Object Oriented Programming and Frameworks   –    Java   17 /21 , Spring boot,   Microservices,   Rest API,   Kafka ,   relational &   NoSQL   databases ,   React   and   Node JS .  

Expert level   understanding of   Software Fundamentals, Data Structures, Algorithms ,   Problem Solving   and Agile Principles .  

Advance level   e xposure to cloud infrastructure, such as Azure, GCP, or AWS   and containerisation ecosystem such as Docker, Kubernetes.  

AI/ML Exposure   -   Integrating ML model APIs / inference endpoints into production services ; e xperience with GenAI   tool adoptions.  

Ability to troubleshoot issues quickly and provide technical solutions to fix those issues.  

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills.  

Preferred   Qualifications:   

Experience at a large-scale e-commerce or retail supply chain platform   with practical experience in warehouse management systems (WMS).  

A continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance,   automate   and optimi s e systems and tools.   

About Walmart Global Tech Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people.  That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.

Benefits Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, pto, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone. At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." by fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal opportunity employer Walmart, inc., is an equal opportunities employer – by choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications... Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications... Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Primary Location... Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Sy No. 38/1, Outer Ring Rd Kadubeesanahalli , India