Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary... Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness. Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy. Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events.

What youll do...

About Team:
The Enterprise People Technology Payroll modernization team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

Enterprise Business Services @ IDC Bangalore and Chennai in India are focused on data driven, highly optimized products and implementations in the areas of Finance, Procurement, Human Resources and Retail business functions for multiple Walmart markets with open stack technologies and other ERP tools.

What youll do:

As a Staff Software Engineer you will be a key technologist of the EBS People Tech: Payroll technology team. We are defining the leading edge of technology to provide innovative solutions to our business customers to help support the millions of Associates at Walmart. As part of Payroll technology, we have embarked on an exciting journey of modernizing and transforming the Payroll platform which supports the 2.5 million US associates.

• Design and Deliver Scalable Solutions: Architect, design, build, test, and deliver highly reliable, scalable, and enterprise-grade platforms and products using advanced technology stacks, including Python, Scala, Spark, Java, React Native, Node.js, React.js, SAP systems, and Google Cloud Platform (DataProc, BigQuery).
• Architectural Leadership: Lead the adoption of modern architectural patterns for application modernization. Analyze gaps between current systems and emerging business needs to deliver cutting-edge, scalable designs.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Provide technical leadership in conducting impact analyses, performing root cause analyses (RCA), and implementing corrective actions for both immediate and long-term fixes, ensuring systems reliability and scalability.
• Collaboration and Innovation: Establish strong partnerships with cross-functional teams such as Product, People API, and Workday, driving innovation and delivering on commitments to Walmart s business goals.
• Operational Excellence: Set benchmarks for operational excellence, managing KPIs, delivering high-quality outcomes, mentoring team members, and presenting ideas effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Continuous Improvement: Spearhead the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines to enable faster delivery cycles. Identify opportunities to refine and enhance the software development lifecycle with a focus on automation and efficiency.
• Lead and Ownership: Act as a thought leader and mentor, driving quality, scalability, and adoption of modern engineering practices across the team and organization. Shape and influence engineering culture by fostering a focus on innovation and operational excellence.
  

What youll bring:

• Expert-Level Technical Skills: Proven expertise in programming languages including Python, Scala, Spark, and Java. Demonstrated experience in designing and developing enterprise-grade software solutions.
• Cloud Mastery: Extensive experience with Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, DataProc, and cloud infrastructure) and its application to large-scale enterprise systems.
• SAP Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of SAP enterprise systems, with hands-on experience in integration, customization, and modernization.
• Full-Stack Engineering Prowess: Deep understanding of front-end and back-end technologies, including frameworks and libraries like React Native, Node.js, and React.js, enabling the development of intuitive and scalable solutions.
• Advanced Data Engineering knowledge: Expertise in designing and managing large-scale data pipelines, ETL processes, and working with structured and unstructured data.
• Strategic Problem Solving: Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing complex technical challenges while anticipating long-term implications.
• Collaborative Leadership: Strong ability to foster collaboration across global, cross-functional teams, effectively communicating technical ideas and driving alignment.
• Operational Excellence Focus: Demonstrated ability to set and achieve KPIs while mentoring team members to maintain high standards of delivery and performance.
• Continuous Learning and Innovation: A relentless drive to stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, applying them to solve business problems and push the boundaries of innovation.

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.

Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity 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 diversity- 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: Bachelors 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

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