SENIOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER.

Position Summary...

The IMS (Inventory Management System) team is responsible for maintaining precise, real-time inventory data that powers Walmart’s eCommerce platform. As a tier-0, mission-critical system, IMS ensures accurate product availability and seamless order placement for millions of customers, operating at massive scale with a focus on resiliency, performance, and uptime.


In this role, you’ll deliver features and services through collaborative engineering, drive the full software development lifecycle, and integrate AI/ML tools to enhance system intelligence. You’ll engage with stakeholders to define requirements, monitor application performance, and promote engineering excellence through continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.


IMS values technical ownership, integrity, and a culture of belonging. You’ll help build scalable, high-performance solutions, support associate development, and uphold Walmart’s standards of ethics and customer focus. If you’re passionate about impactful engineering in a fast-paced environment, IMS offers the opportunity to shape the future of retail technology.

What you'll do...

About Team:

IMS (Inventory Management System) is a critical, tier-0 platform at the heart of Walmart’s eCommerce operations. Our team is responsible for maintaining precise, real-time inventory data to ensure accurate product availability and seamless order placement for millions of Walmart customers. As the backbone for inventory accuracy, IMS directly powers the customer experience by enabling reliable stock visibility and supporting high-volume order processing at scale. Our systems are engineered for extreme scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization—handling millions of transactions per minute with a relentless focus on accuracy and uptime. We leverage advanced algorithms and robust architecture to deliver fast, consistent, and reliable inventory updates across Walmart’s vast online marketplace.

If you are seeking a high-impact, high-growth opportunity with complex engineering challenges in a fast-paced environment, IMS offers the chance to work on mission-critical systems that shape the future of retail. This role is ideal for innovative engineers with a passion for building resilient, high-performance solutions.

What you will do:

As a Senior Software Engineer for Walmart, you’ll have the opportunity to

• Apply and/or develop ML solutions to develop efficient and scalable models at Walmart scale.
• Through this role you have an opportunity to develop intuitive software that meets and exceeds the needs of the customer and the company.
• You also get to collaborate with team members to develop best practices and requirements for the software.
• In this role it would be important for you to professionally maintain all codes and create updates regularly to address the customer’s and company’s concerns.
• You will show your skills in analyzing and testing programs/products before formal launch to ensure flawless performance.
• Troubleshooting coding problems quickly and efficiently will offer you a chance to grow your skills in a high-pace, high-impact environment.
• Software security is of prime importance and by developing programs that monitor sharing of private information, you will be able to add tremendous credibility to your work.
• You will also be required to seek ways to improve the software and its effectiveness.
• Adhere to Company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity

What you will bring:

• B.E./B. Tech/MS/MCA in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 5+ years of object-oriented programming experience in Java.
• Excellent computer systems fundamentals, DS/Algorithms and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on experience in building web based J2EE services/applications and Kafka, Apache Camel, RESTful Web-Services, Spring, Hibernate, Splunk, Caching.
• Experience in systems design and distributed systems.
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Exposure to SQL/NoSQL data stores like Cassandra, Elastic, Mongo etc.
• Large scale distributed services experience, including scalability and fault tolerance.
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure, such as Open Stack, Azure, GCP, or AWS
• Exposure to build, CI/CD & deployment pipelines and related technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins etc.
• A continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance, automate and optimize systems and tools.

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.

Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification

Primary Location...

Block- 1, Prestige Tech Pacific Park, Sy No. 38/1, Outer Ring Rd Kadubeesanahalli , India