CHENNAI · FULLTIME
SENIOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Walmart
Chennai · onsite · Posted 29d ago
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What you'll do... About Team:
The Health & Wellness Engineering team at Walmart is on a mission to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and convenient for millions of customers across the US. We build the technology that powers Walmart's pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and wellness platforms spanning prescription management, clinical workflows, patient-facing digital experiences, and health program delivery. Our systems process millions of prescriptions annually and connect patients, pharmacists, prescribers, and payers in real time. The team operates at the intersection of technology and healthcare, building platforms that have a direct, measurable impact on patient outcomes and community health. What you'll do: As a Senior Software Engineer for Walmart Health & Wellness, you'll have the opportunity to:
Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-availability backend services and patient-facing applications that power Walmart's pharmacy and health platforms Own technical design for complex features and subsystems — write and review design documents, lead architecture discussions, and drive decisions on trade-offs across scalability, performance, and maintainability Collaborate closely with product managers, clinical stakeholders, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate complex healthcare requirements into reliable, compliant, and extensible software solutions Build and maintain secure, HIPAA-compliant systems that handle sensitive patient health information (ePHI) with the highest standards of data privacy, integrity, and regulatory compliance Drive performance, reliability, and observability improvements across services; proactively identify and resolve systemic issues before they impact patients or pharmacists Develop and govern integrations with third-party healthcare systems, PBM platforms, and clinical data networks using industry-standard protocols (HL7, FHIR, NCPDP/EDI) Champion engineering best practices across the team — code quality, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security, and tech debt management Mentor and uplift SE-II / SE-III engineers through code reviews, pairing, design guidance, and constructive feedback Adhere to Company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
What you'll bring:
6–8 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong full-stack background Backend : Java & Spring Boot (Advanced), Expert-level Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security (JWT / OAuth2 / RBAC), Spring Data JPA / Hibernate, reactive programming (Spring WebFlux), async processing, multi-threading, and CompletableFuture System Design & Architecture : Proven ability to design scalable, resilient, and distributed systems; strong grasp of microservices, API gateway patterns, event-driven architecture (Kafka), CQRS basics, and distributed system trade-offs Frontend : React & TypeScript (Advanced) — Expert-level Hooks, custom hook authoring, advanced state management (Redux Toolkit / Zustand / React Query), performance optimization (memoization, code splitting, lazy loading), TypeScript generics and utility types REST & API Design — API versioning, idempotency, pagination, error contracts, OpenAPI / Swagger; experience with GraphQL or gRPC is a plus Database : Advanced SQL (CTEs, window functions, EXPLAIN plans), PostgreSQL / MySQL schema design at scale, indexing strategies, ORM optimization, connection pooling (HikariCP); working knowledge of NoSQL (Cassandra, Redis, MongoDB) Healthcare Domain Awareness — Familiarity with HIPAA / HITECH compliance, PHI / ePHI handling, and healthcare interoperability standards (HL7 v2, FHIR R4, NCPDP / X12 EDI) is a strong advantage DevOps & Observability : Docker, Kubernetes (deployments, HPA, resource tuning), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / GitHub Actions / Concord), distributed tracing, structured logging, and metrics dashboards (Grafana / Prometheus / Splunk / Dynatrace) Testing & Code Quality : TDD / BDD advocate; JUnit 5 + Mockito + Testcontainers; React Testing Library + Jest; sonar compliance and tech debt prioritization Soft Skills : Technical leadership, clear communication of trade-offs to product and stakeholders, strong mentoring instinct, collaborative, high ownership mindset
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.
Flexible, hybrid work 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.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: 5 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, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification Primary Location... Tower 1, Part Of 1st, 2nd To 4th Flrs, Intl Tech Park Radial Road (radial It Park Pvt Ltd), , India
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