Software Engineer III

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

As a Software Engineer III, you will design and develop scalable backend solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams including product management, frontend engineering, QA, and platform engineering. You will troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and deliver sustainable, high-quality software. This role involves owning end-to-end feature development, improving platform performance and reliability, driving engineering best practices, and contributing to automation initiatives. Your expertise will help build secure, scalable, and maintainable services that power Walmart's enterprise Business Intelligence platform while ensuring high standards of software quality and operational excellence.

About the Team

We build and maintain the Global Data Portal (GDP), Walmart's internal Business Intelligence platform delivering high-performance, scalable data solutions for users across the organization. Our platform powers dashboards, reporting, and analytics experiences used by thousands of associates across multiple business domains.

As part of the team, you'll build cloud-native backend services that process millions of API requests, integrate with multiple enterprise data platforms, and leverage modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Redis, GenAI, Kubernetes, and cloud-native microservices. We operate in a fast-moving Agile environment where reliability, scalability, automation, and engineering excellence are non-negotiable.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices while ensuring compliance with quality, security, and scalability standards.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions with a strong focus on performance, maintainability, reliability, and extensibility.
• Build and enhance cloud-native services that power Walmart's enterprise Business Intelligence platform.
• Develop and optimize REST APIs, distributed services, and backend components supporting high-volume analytical workloads.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, frontend engineers, architects, and QA to deliver high-quality software.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions to improve platform reliability.
• Optimize application performance through efficient caching strategies, database tuning, and code optimization.
• Implement automation, CI/CD improvements, telemetry, and observability to improve engineering productivity and operational excellence.
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, sprint planning, testing, and Agile development activities.
• Monitor application health, evaluate change requests, and continuously improve system scalability, availability, and maintainability.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on software development experience using Java.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Object-Oriented Programming, and backend application development.
• Experience designing and building REST APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Hibernate/JPA, Redis, and SQL databases.
• Hands-on experience working with Kubernetes, Docker, or other containerized environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software engineering practices.
• Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex production issues.
• Experience optimizing application performance and identifying system bottlenecks.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Experience working in Agile teams and collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• A strong automation mindset—you look at manual processes and ask, "Why isn't this automated?"

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.

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.

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.

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 2 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 4 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, 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...

Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India