PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Deep Java and distributed systems expertise – 13+ years of software engineering experience with strong proficiency in Java (8/11/17+), Spring Boot, microservices architecture, REST and gRPC APIs, and high-scale distributed systems design patterns.

Event-driven and streaming systems experience – Hands-on experience building production systems with Apache Kafka or equivalent event streaming platforms; solid understanding of eventual consistency, idempotency, and at-least-once/exactly-once processing semantics.

Cloud-native 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; familiarity with observability tooling (metrics, logging, distributed tracing), CI/CD pipelines, and SRE principles.

Principal-level leadership and communication skills – Proven track record of leading technical roadmaps, influencing without authority across teams, facilitating alignment between engineering and business stakeholders, and mentoring engineers to accelerate their growth.

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 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.

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

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.

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.