SENIOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Java with Gen AI

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Skillset : Java with Gen AI

Experience range: 6 - 10 years.

About Team:

Enterprise Business Services is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, Associate Digital Experience. Within EBS, our team processes the payment for suppliers  of Walmart Warehouses who spread across United States and other 26 countries including South Africa, Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, and Mexico. We ensure the timely and accurate payments by reconciling the supplier merchandise against the invoices presented for the items ordered.

What you'll do:

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you would be responsible for coding, unit testing, building high performance and scalable applications that meet the demands of Walmart home office users and suppliers across the world.
• You are expected to be an intellectually curious engineer who is passionate about accounting, supply chain and technology in general.
• You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of our users.
• Your advanced skills and experience will be vital in driving the back-end development processes, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring best practices are followed.
• Your key responsibilities are as follows.
• Lead the design and development of Java, Scala, Spring Boot, Kafka, SQL & NoSQL DBs
• AI first API & Backend development.
• Use of Gen AI & Agentic AI tools should be complemented by modern day developer tools like Windsurf, Cursor etc.
• Architect and build reusable components and front-end libraries for future use.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of backend applications with UI components
• Set coding standards and best practices for the development team.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Lead code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and high-quality code.
• Drive the adoption of new technologies and development practices.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Coordinate with back-end developers to ensure seamless integration with APIs and other server-side services.
• Implement and maintain comprehensive test suites using tools.
• Ensure robust and reliable software through rigorous testing and debugging practices.
• Identify, document, and resolve complex technical issues and bugs.
• Apply design thinking principles to problem-solving and software development processes.
• Engage in user research and empathy-building activities to better understand user needs and pain points.
• Prototype and iterate on solutions quickly, incorporating user feedback to improve designs.
• Collaborate with designers to ensure that the end-to-end user experience is cohesive and intuitive.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Lead initiatives to improve development processes, enhance system performance, and reduce technical debt.
• Encourage and facilitate continuous learning and professional development within the team.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Development experience in Java 14 or above, lambda functions and related technologies. 
• 6+ years of professional experience in front-end development, with a strong focus on ReactJS.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.  
• Strong in writing modular and testable code and test cases (unit, functional and integration) using frameworks like JUnit, Mockito, and Mock MVC 
• Strong Debugging /Profiling skills. 
• Experience developing microservices architecture, and good understanding of distributed concepts, common design principles, design patterns and cloud concepts.  
• Hands-on experience in Spring boot, concurrency, garbage collection, RESTful services, data caching services and ORM tools.  
• Experience working with Relational Database and writing complex OLAP, OLTP and SQL queries.  
• Experience in working with NoSQL Databases like cosmos DB.  
• Experience in working with Caching technology like Redis, Mem cache or other related Systems.  
• Good knowledge in Pub sub system like Kafka.  
• Experienced in monitoring and alerting tools like Prometheus, Splunk, and other related systems and excellent in debugging and troubleshooting issues.  
• Experience  in containerization tools like Docker, Helm, Kubernetes. 
• Prior exposure to public cloud platforms like Azure, GCP etc. will be an added advantage.

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 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 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, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, 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.

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Primary Location...

Pardhanani Wilshire Ii, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India