STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER (Full Stack with AI)

WM Global Technology Services India Private Limited; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive awards

Maternity/paternity leave

Health benefits

PTO

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Bengaluru with 10–15 years of experience. You will design and build scalable, cloud-native enterprise applications, lead backend engineering, and collaborate across architectures while exploring AI/ML capabilities.

The role emphasizes Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and distributed systems, with exposure to Generative AI/LLM, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern frontend tech like React.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Skills

Java

React

AI exposure

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud (GCP/Azure)

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/Software Eng or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Position Summary

What you'll do... Skillset: Java with React, AI exposure. Experience range: 10 - 15 years

About Team

Our team is part of Walmart’s Global Governance organization within Walmart Global Tech, building technology solutions that help automate and streamline compliance, security, risk, and investigation processes. We develop data-driven platforms and intelligent capabilities that simplify complex workflows, improve operational efficiency, and enable actionable insights for associates and stakeholders. Our engineers work on large-scale enterprise systems spanning application development, data platforms, cloud technologies, analytics, and emerging AI/ML capabilities. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to design and build scalable, secure, cloud-native enterprise applications with a emphasis on backend engineering and distributed systems. You will provide hands‑on technical leadership across architecture, software engineering, operational excellence, and the adoption of AI/ML capabilities.

What you'll bring

Strong software engineering experience building large-scale, production‑grade distributed applications, with deep hands‑on expertise in backend development and the ability to work across the full stack. Strong proficiency in Java, Spring/Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices, object‑oriented design, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, design patterns, and distributed‑system fundamentals. Experience with modern frontend technologies such as React, JavaScript/TypeScript and related web‑development frameworks, with deeper expertise expected on backend technologies. Strong understanding of system design, including API design, data modeling, relational and NoSQL databases, caching, asynchronous/event‑driven architectures, scalability, performance, resiliency, and disaster‑recovery patterns. Experience designing and operating applications on public cloud platforms such as GCP or Azure, including containers and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Experience implementing CI/CD, automated testing, observability, logging, monitoring, alerting, and production‑support practices for enterprise applications. Understanding of cloud architecture and FinOps principles, with experience identifying opportunities to improve infrastructure utilization, application efficiency, performance, and cloud cost. Exposure to machine learning / MLE concepts, including the software and data engineering considerations involved in integrating, deploying, monitoring, and operating ML‑powered capabilities. Exposure to Generative AI / LLM‑based application development, including concepts such as prompt/context design, model/API integration, evaluation, responsible AI, latency/cost trade‑offs, and token‑consumption optimization. Ability to analyze complex technical problems, evaluate architectural trade‑offs, and make pragmatic engineering decisions balancing scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, performance, and cost. Strong communication and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and work effectively across engineering, product, business, and platform teams. Curiosity and willingness to continuously evaluate and adopt emerging technologies where they provide measurable engineering or business value.

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. 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.

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.

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, 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

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 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

Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India

About Walmart

Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we’re reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.