Walmart Emerging-Tech group is looking to solve the business problem of creating the next generation retail and shopping experiences for both online and in-store by building completely new capabilities to allow customers to discover and interact with products online. The group also builds platform APIs and tools to enable other teams leverage next-generation content.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or Go (experience with Python or Node.js is a plus).
- Expertise in distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Solid understanding of data stores (SQL, NoSQL, and caching solutions).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and observability tools.
- Experience in emerging tech domains such as AI/ML integration, blockchain, or edge computing is highly desirable.
- Experience in high-scale systems serving millions of users.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop highly scalable, distributed back-end systems for emerging technology initiatives.
- Architect solutions leveraging microservices, event-driven patterns, and cloud-native principles.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and front-end engineers to deliver innovative features.
- Drive technical excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.
- Ensure reliability and performance by implementing best practices in observability, fault tolerance, and security.
- Experiment and innovate with emerging technologies to solve complex business problems.
- Experience in building Digital Asset Management Systems
Other
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on back-end systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to lead complex technical projects.
- Knowledge of security best practices for distributed applications.
- Contributions to open-source projects or tech community involvement.
- Experience in mentoring engineers and influencing other engineers across the organization
