Staff, Software Engineer
- Walmart
- 10 - 15 years
- Chennai
- 3 days ago
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Job Description
Position Summary... Work as a Staff Software Engineer to architect, lead, and drive business-critical and platform engineering initiatives at Walmart scale for the Returns Omni commerce platform. Define technical direction, resolve the most complex engineering challenges, and serve as a force multiplier for the organization. Champion engineering excellence across teams and influence the broader Walmart Global Tech community. What youll do...About Team:
Returns Engineering team at Walmart Global Tech builds large-scale, resilient platforms that power the returns experience across Walmart s eCommerce, Fulfilment, and Inventory ecosystems. The team operates at massive scale, solving complex distributed systems challenges and enabling seamless customer and associate experiences. Engineers in this team drive high-impact technical outcomes, own architecture decisions, and contribute to building robust, future-ready platforms.
What youll do:
- Define and drive end-to-end technical architecture for the Returns platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability at Walmart scale
- Own and execute the technical roadmap across key domains including eCommerce, Fulfilment, Inventory, and cross-functional platforms
- Partner with Principal Engineers and Architects to influence organization-wide technology strategy, standards, and best practices
- Lead architecture and design reviews, setting a high bar for system quality, performance, and consistency across teams
- Identify and mitigate systemic risks while solving highly ambiguous and complex engineering challenges
- Act as a technical leader and mentor, guiding senior and mid-level engineers through design, development, and code reviews
- Drive innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, building prototypes, and presenting solutions to senior leadership
- Foster a strong engineering culture by promoting best practices, continuous improvement, and psychological safety across teams
- Take ownership of large-scale technical initiatives and drive alignment across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
What youll bring:
- B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech/MS in Computer Science or related field
- 10+ years of experience in building large-scale systems using Java/J2EE or any Object-Oriented Programming language
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, high-concurrency system design, multi-threading, and functional programming
- Proven ability to architect and deliver fault-tolerant, scalable systems with significant business impact
- Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and system design
- Hands-on experience with distributed databases, Kafka, microservices, and event-driven architectures
- Expertise in cloud-native technologies across Azure, AWS, or GCP environments
- Strong experience in defining engineering standards, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and operational excellence practices
- Ability to lead cross-team initiatives, influence without authority, and drive consensus through clear technical communication
- Experience in platform modernization, architectural transformation, and large-scale engineering programs
- Exposure to information retrieval, statistics, or machine learning is a plus
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 experts and service professionals within the world s leading retailer who are at the forefront of the next retail disruption.
We are people-led and tech-empowered building innovations that impact millions of customers and associates globally. Whether youre early in your career or defining your next big move, this is a place to grow, innovate, and make a real-world impact at scale.
Flexible, hybrid work
This role is based in our Bangalore office with flexibility to support work-life balance while enabling collaboration and innovation.
Benefits
We offer competitive compensation along with performance-based incentives. Additional benefits include health coverage, maternity and parental leave, paid time off, and more.
Belonging
We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion where every associate feels valued and respected. Our goal is to create opportunities for all and build a workplace where everyone belongs.
Equal opportunity employer
Walmart Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe in understanding, respecting, and valuing diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities 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: Bachelors 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... Tower 1, Part Of 1st, 2nd To 4th Flrs, Intl Tech Park Radial Road (radial It Park Pvt Ltd), , IndiaThis job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QARole Category: Quality Assurance and TestingRole: Blockchain Quality Assurance EngineerEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: WalmartLocation(s): Chennai
Keyskills: Operational excellence Architecture GCP Machine learning Data structures System design Information retrieval Continuous improvement Distribution system
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