Staff, Software Engineer

About The Team
The Walmart Cloud Native Platform (WCNP) is Walmarts next-generation platform designed to run millions of workloads across global regions with high availability, cost efficiency, and enterprise-grade security. WCNP provides the foundational layer for Walmarts digital ecosystem, powering customer-facing applications, backend services, and critical business operations at scale.
What Youll Do
Architect and evolve large-scale, multi-cluster Kubernetes platforms with high availability and resiliency.
Drive control plane transformation (federation, sharding, HA strategies, zero-downtime upgrades).
Define technical roadmaps for fleet scaling, automation, and security at enterprise scale.
Integrate AI/ML and agentic AI systems for predictive scaling, anomaly detection, autonomous troubleshooting, and self-healing of clusters.
Mentor senior engineers and influence platform direction through cross-team collaboration.
What Youll bring
Proven expertise in large-scale Kubernetes architecture (tens of thousands of workloads, multi-region). (10-14 years)
Strong experience in control plane scaling and evolution (API server, etc, HA design). (4-6 years)
Track record of building frameworks for quota management, bin-packing, and fleet optimization. (4-6 years)
Advanced security leadership (multi-tenant isolation, zero-trust principles, Dex integration, compliance frameworks). (4-6 years)
Demonstrated ability to design and apply AI/ML, including agentic AI for autonomous remediation, contextual decisioning, and inter-agent collaboration in cluster operations. (3-5 years)
About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds 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.
Work
Walmarts 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

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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 isand feelsincluded, 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, were 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.
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.
Masters 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...G, 1, 3, 4, 5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India