DISTINGUISHED, SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Position Summary... Global Tech Platforms is hiring a Distinguished Software Engineer to lead the design and implementation of the next-generation control plane for Walmart s traffic platforms.

What youll do...

About Team:

As part of Global Tech Platform

The Traffic Foundation team within Walmart s Global Technology Platform powers the critical infrastructure that connects Walmart applications to hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. These systems process millions of requests per second, scale seamlessly under extreme demand, and deliver the performance, security, and resiliency needed to accelerate and intelligently distribute traffic across Walmart s global ecosystem.

As a Distinguished Software Engineer, you will shape the technical vision and architecture of Walmart s next-generation traffic systems. You will lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, solve complex engineering challenges, and ensure our platforms remain the fastest and most reliable in the industry. This role requires driving innovation, defining long-term strategy, and mentoring teams to deliver highly available, massively scalable, and elegantly engineered solutions that set new standards for performance and resilience.

What youll do:

• Define and drive the technical vision for Walmart s next-generation Traffic Foundation, shaping the long-term architecture and influencing the overall product and platform roadmap.
• Architect and guide large-scale, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring the design and delivery of highly available, massively scalable, and resilient distributed systems.
• Lead the discovery and design phases of complex projects, translating ambiguous problem domains into well-structured, high-level architectural strategies.
• Align business and technology objectives, ensuring that architectural decisions directly support Walmart s strategic priorities and customer experience.
• Champion innovation and best practices by driving technical strategy, establishing standards, and enabling teams to deliver with speed, security, and reliability.
• Influence executives and senior stakeholders, providing technical thought leadership, building consensus across teams, and resolving complex technology tradeoffs with clarity and authority.

What you ll bring:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong networking background.
• Proven expertise in building and managing distributed, high-availability server systems at scale, preferably in cloud environments (Azure or Google Cloud).
• Hands-on experience designing and operating high-performance, high-throughput servers.
• Strong programming expertise in Go, Java, and Databases (MySQL, Spanner) with a focus on systems and infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of networking principles, protocols, and control plane architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse technical and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, including experience writing technical documentation and presenting complex concepts.

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 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.

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: Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 8 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 4 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... G, 1, 3, 4, 5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India