Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About Team:

Last Mile Delivery which is Walmart’s own platform Spark Program and enables deliveries from Walmart to customer door step with the help of Spark Drivers. It provides a one-stop solution to help Walmart expand its last mile delivery network by connecting Walmart Stores to most of the US population.

Last Mile has been made available as a Service for external clients (outside of Walmart Network). This team owns and supports a complex system which is responsible for delivering more than million orders and providing best of experience to our customer, drivers and operations. It’s built upon the latest tech stack, cloud platform and powers multiple capabilities and experiences using ML models.

If you are looking for high impact, high growth opportunity with interesting engineering challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the role for you. This role requires innovative and strong technical acumen.

What you will do:

As a Principal Software Engineer for Walmart Labs, you’ll have the opportunity to

Design distributed systems considering scalability, design patterns, disaster recovery, tech stacks, Minimum Viable Product- MVP & Non-Functional Requirements.Create simple, modular, extensible and functional design in adherence to the requirements for multiple products/solutions within a domain.Work with the Product team to understand Customer requirements and analyze the gaps between existing architecture and customer requirements.Analyse system performance impacting the complete product for non-functional requirements like reliability, operability, performance efficiency and security.Create detailed design using mock screens, pseudo codes and detailed functional logic of the modules for an entire product. Finalize the tech stack.Review the MVP to uncover risks and check for performance and usability; guide the team during MVP creation.Be the technical leader for the team & not only guiding but actively supporting team as needed and takes end to end ownership of design and architecture of multiple large-scale products.Ensure products are well designed, well built and have flexible architectures to meet business needs and future extensibility.Contribute actively to tech and arch councils, constantly strive for engineering and operational excellence across the product lines.Lead and advocate Agile engineering practices, with a focus on continuous improvement, lean and systems thinking.Triaging and Troubleshooting including regression testing, root cause analysis (RCA), root cause corrective action (RCCA) To guide team members in RCA and RCCA to identify the origins of and prevent defects/performance gaps.Good active listener, being able to hear and include propositions from other engineers in the final solution.Investigate the latest technology trends and build quick Proof of Concept functionalities to address future/current business needsPerform code reviews, design reviews, guide the test team with the user scenarios

What you will bring:

B.Tech. / B.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science or relevant discipline15+ years of experience in design and development of highly-scalable distributed applications and platforms - particularly for multi-tenant, SaaS products.Experience building a 'Code, Deploy, Run' pipeline using DevOps best practises by leveragingthe best available CI/CD tools.GenAI technologies such as LLMs and RAG.Cloud-based AI platforms like GCP Vertex AI or Azure.Programming languages, particularly Java.Data engineering and handling large datasets.Databases, including vector and big data technologies.Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.Own Tech Debt/Tech Modernization - Ability to balance the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions.Having proficiency Java/J2EE, Microservices, Cloud Native ArchitectureHands on experience in Microservices, RESTful webservices development in Java SpringBoot, Dropwizard or equivalent framework).Good knowledge in messaging systems: Kafka / RabbitMQIn depth knowledge of Cloud Native Architecture, Microservice Architecture and related stacks (Service Registry, ELK / Splunk, service registry, VMs, etc.) and container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)Knowledge of at least one of Azure/Google Cloud Platforms.Self-Starter with the ability to multitask across several priority areas in the face of fuzzy situations.Demonstrated end-to-end ownership for development and design of least one cloud-based project.Strong hands on development skills to prototype technical solutions.Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly. Proficient in new and emerging technologies.Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.Focus on reusability, frameworks, patterns and configurations tools for faster development.Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology.

 About Global Tech.

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the worlds largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human-led is our true disruption. 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 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.

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, were able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity 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...BLOCK- 1, PRESTIGE TECH PACIFIC PARK, SY NO. 38/1, OUTER RING ROAD KADUBEESANAHALLI, , India