DISTINGUISHED, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
About the Team
These roles support Project Sparky, an AI-powered chat assistant for iOS and Android platforms. Sparky helps users manage everyday shopping tasks—such as ordering groceries or scheduling car services—by remembering preferences and past interactions to streamline repeat activities. The project is deeply rooted in generative AI and creating the groundwork to move towards agentic AI by enabling personalized, context-aware assistance that evolves with user behavior.
We are seeking a highly skilled Distinguished Software Engineer with deep expertise in designing scalable, fault-tolerant and highly available large-scale distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in architecting and implementing complex software solutions that can handle massive amounts traffic and data. They will have technical expertise particularly with distributed systems and microservices, and a proven track record of technical leadership across multiple teams or domains.
What you’ll do:
Lead the architecture and modernization of backend systems, including the design and implementation of real-time, concurrent, multi-user APIs and granular data repositories
Establish and drive governance to standardize enterprise platforms and deprecate legacy or product-specific databases
Direct technical strategy and provide leadership across multiple product teams and senior engineering staff, influencing over authority to align stakeholders and deliver business value
Mentor and guide Principal and Staff engineers, fostering collaboration and technical excellence
Architect and optimize distributed systems and microservices, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
Demonstrate expertise in backend programming languages such as Java, Go or Python.
Leverage cloud platforms to drive cloud-native transformations and migrations, establishing best practices and technical foundations for large-scale infrastructure
Apply strong DevOps knowledge to improve operational, engineering efficiency and deployment processes
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and compliance teams to deliver impactful business solutions
What you’ll bring:
Extensive experience in backend engineering with distributed systems and microservices
Proven technical leadership across multiple teams or domains, including direct mentorship of senior engineers
Expertise in backend languages (Java, Go, Python) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Strong DevOps knowledge and architectural vision for large-scale enterprise systems
Demonstrated ability to drive digital transformation and platform strategy in complex, regulated environments
Join us to help shape the future of our backend systems and drive enterprise-scale innovation through technical leadership and architectural excellence.
15 + years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
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. That's 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
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 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 8 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 4 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.
