STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Software Engineering
Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
Posted on Aug 7, 2026
Position Summary...
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to design and build scalable backend platforms and distributed systems that power mission-critical applications. This role requires strong expertise in Java backend development, microservices, and distributed systems, along with working knowledge of modern data engineering and event-driven architectures. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across teams, drive engineering excellence, and deliver highly available, secure, and scalable software solutions.What you'll do...
About our team - Data Ventures
Data Ventures exists to unlock the full value of Walmart’s data by developing and productizing B2B data initiatives that empower merchants and suppliers to make better, faster decisions for the business. As part of this transformation, we’re seeking entrepreneurial individuals to help drive data productization from concept to deployment.
What You'll Do:
Design, develop, and optimize highly scalable backend services and distributed systems using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
Own complex technical solutions from design through implementation, testing, deployment, observability, and production support.
Define and influence technical architecture across multiple services and teams, balancing scalability, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability.
Build reusable components, frameworks, APIs, and engineering capabilities that improve developer productivity and accelerate product delivery.
Design and implement event-driven solutions using technologies such as Apache Kafka, ensuring reliable and scalable communication across distributed services.
Integrate backend applications with enterprise data platforms and support batch and streaming data processing use cases.
Apply working knowledge of Apache Spark and distributed data processing concepts when developing or integrating data-intensive applications.
Collaborate with Data Engineering, AI/ML, Platform, Infrastructure, and Product teams to deliver scalable solutions supporting operational, analytical, and AI/ML workloads.
Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, architecture reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, performance engineering, and operational best practices.
Identify and resolve complex production issues through structured debugging, root cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions.
Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design discussions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
Influence engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices across teams.
Evaluate emerging technologies and drive adoption of solutions that improve scalability, reliability, developer productivity, and customer experience.
Maintain architectural decision records and communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and long-term implications to stakeholders.
Partner with Product and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable and measurable technical solutions.
What You'll Bring:
10+ years of software engineering experience with significant experience building and operating large-scale backend applications.
Strong hands-on expertise in Java and modern backend frameworks such as Spring Boot.
Deep understanding of microservices, distributed systems, API design, and event-driven architectures.
Strong experience with REST APIs, asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
Experience with Apache Kafka or similar distributed messaging and streaming technologies.
Working knowledge of data engineering concepts, including ETL/ELT, batch and streaming processing, data pipelines, and data quality.
Familiarity with Apache Spark or other distributed data processing frameworks; hands-on experience is a plus.
Understanding of cloud-native development and experience with platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability/monitoring.
Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, performance optimization, resiliency, and fault-tolerant systems.
Experience designing systems for high availability, scalability, and operational excellence.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to simplify complex technical problems and make sound architectural decisions.
Ability to influence technical direction across teams without relying on formal authority.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and raise engineering standards across the organization.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passion for continuous learning, innovation, automation, and improving engineering productivity.
Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities or GenAI tools into software solutions 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 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.
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.
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