Job Description
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 you'll 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 you'll 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 you're 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: Bachelor'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.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), , India
