Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About Team

Walmart Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of several exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart.

As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Each time an associate turns on their laptop, a customer makes a purchase, a new supplier is onboarded, the company closes the books, physical and legal risk is avoided, and when we pay our associates consistently and accurately, that is EBS. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart.

As a Principal Engineer at GTA, you will be a visionary technical leader responsible for architecting and building the next generation of our data platforms and Generative AI-powered products. You will tackle some of the most complex technical challenges at a massive scale, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive business outcomes and create unparalleled customer experiences.

You will be an influential member of the engineering team, setting technical direction, mentoring senior engineers, and leading the design and implementation of highly scalable, resilient, and secure systems. This is a hands-on leadership role for a disruptive thinker who is passionate about leveraging data and AI to solve real-world problems.

What you will do

• Lead, own, and/or support the architecture, design and development of high-quality, scalable, and resilient enterprise products.
• Architect, design, and implement large-scale data and GenAI solutions that are performant, reliable, and secure. This involves making critical technology choices and setting architectural standards.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver software products that meet business goals and user needs
• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers in best practices, design patterns, and development methodologies
• Work in a highly performing agile team environment - sharing innovative ideas and working collaboratively across teams.
• Work with talented engineers and product visionaries to contribute to the vision and design of our web and mobile products.
• You also get to collaborate with team members to develop best practices and client requirements for the software.
• You will be required to review design and code, provide technical solutions to team for complex requirements
• Troubleshooting coding problems quickly and efficiently will offer you a chance to grow your skills in a high-pace, high-impact environment.
• Software security is of prime importance and by developing programs that monitor sharing of private information, you will be able to add tremendous credibility to your work
• Interact with Walmart engineering teams across geographies to leverage expertise and contribute to the tech community.
• Experience performing root cause analysis on applications to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Measure and improve product performance, Operational performance and Portfolio performance using metrics/KPIs.
• Learn new and changing technologies and adapt to ensure best software practices and standards.
• You will be a disruptive thinker who can lead software innovations

What you will bring

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science with minimum 12 years of Backend stack programming experience in Java, Spring boot and Microservices.
• 8 years of experience in systems design, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture and experience in designing and implementing RESTFUL Web Services.
• Solid design and coding skills in Java and/or Spring framework and JVM internals (concurrency, multi-threading).
• Strong computer science knowledge in algorithms, data structures, database concepts and SQL technologies.
• Experience with large-scale data processing and stream processing technologies, such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, and Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with GenAI concepts and technologies,
• Experience with storage technologies such as Cosmos DB, Elastic Search, Hive, Cassandra, Hadoop and Kafka are good to have.
• Cloud Development experience (GCP or Azure)
• Experience in building scalable/highly available distributed systems in production.
• Understanding stream processing with knowledge on Kafka.
• Knowledge of Software Engineering best practices with experience on implementing CI/CD, Log aggregation/Monitoring/alerting for production system.
• Very good expertise in production support related activities (issue identification, resolution)
• General understanding of software development lifecycle from planning to deployment.
• Working experience with multithreading, data structures, algorithms and design patterns
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and knowledge of Accessibility design principles.
• Experience with Figma and experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Ability to adapt to change quickly, willingness to learn new and emerging technologies
• A constant desire to improve, learn more, and take things to the next level, and a passion for adopting the latest features in the technologies that we leverage.

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 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

We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our 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 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2: 7 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 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area., 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.

Primary Location...

Pardhanani Wilshire Ii, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India