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Job Description Summary:

Principal, Software Engineer leads platform engineering initiatives by delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and advanced AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps. This role oversees the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance through cloud-native architectures. The position requires driving technical excellence, mentoring engineers, and fostering innovation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions. The role demands sound technical judgment, adaptability to change, and a commitment to continuous improvement to support Walmart s evolving technology landscape.

About Team:

The Marketplace Seller On-boarding, Acquisition, and Assortment-Growth team manages the full lifecycle of new third-party seller integration on Walmart s global e-commerce platform. This team builds and operates scalable, cloud-native systems that support seller verification, account setup, and product listing across multiple markets. Utilizing contemporary Java technologies, event streaming, and Azure cloud services, the team drives platform reliability and engineering excellence. Focused on enabling sellers to maximize their reach, the team plays a key role in Walmart s global growth strategy by delivering robust, distributed solutions at scale.

What youll do:

- Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
- Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.
- Architect intelligent software systems integrating AI agents and advanced technologies to serve millions of users.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams, promoting standardization and innovation.




- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
- Own technical deliverables, ensuring quality, reliability, and alignment with business objectives.
- Foster continuous improvement by evaluating processes, tools, and solutions to enhance performance and outcomes.

What youll bring:

- Deep Java and distributed systems expertise - 12+ years of software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Java (8/11/17+), Spring Boot, microservices architecture, REST and gRPC APIs.
- Eventdriven and streaming systems experience - Handson experience building production systems with Apache Kafka or equivalent event streaming platforms;
- Cloudnative and Azure platform expertise - Experience designing and operating services on Kubernetes-based platforms (WCNP/Azure AKS or equivalent); hands-on exposure to Azure cloud services including Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Monitor;
- Ecommerce domain knowledge - Experience in customer facing, marketplace platforms; ability to ramp on complex business domains &translate; them to technical designs

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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 office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives

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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...

Option 1: Bachelors 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...

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 Rd Kadubeesanahalli , India

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📌 PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER (Bengaluru)
🏢 Walmart
📍 Bengaluru