Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary

At Walmart Global Tech, a single decision can improve the lives of millions. We’re not just coding; we’re changing how the world shops, eats, and saves. As we drive innovation across our international eCommerce experiences, we’re searching for a Distinguished Engineer to architect the future of shopping, inspire the next generation of engineering excellence, and leave a lasting mark on Walmart’s global journey.

Be the Force Behind Global Retail’s Next Leap

About the Role

As a Distinguished Engineer in the Purchase domain, you’ll operate at the intersection of scale, complexity, and impact. You’ll drive the technology vision and architecture for our Cart, Checkout, Promotions, Order Amends, and Frontend Platform teams—spanning both frontend and backend. Your leadership will enable world-class engineering solutions for hundreds of millions of customers across multiple countries and markets.

This is not just another engineering job. This is your opportunity to:

• Set the blueprint for scalable, resilient, and high-performing platforms.

• Influence technical strategy across domains that power the core of Walmart’s digital business.

• Mentor, elevate, and inspire principal engineers, architects, and engineering managers globally.

• Champion a culture of innovation, inclusion, and technical excellence at scale.

• Architect for Scale: Design and evolve the technical architecture for highly scalable microservices and modern frontend applications (React, Node.js, Graph
  
  QL, Java, Spring Boot, No
  
  SQL, Kafka, Azure).

• Drive Cross-Domain Vision: Set and align architectural direction across Cart, Checkout, Promotions, Order Amends, and Platform, ensuring seamless integration and a unified customer experience.

• Lead by Influence: Guide and mentor principal engineers, architects, and managers. Be a trusted advisor, shaping best practices, technical direction, and major design decisions.

• Foster Engineering Excellence: Build frameworks, standards, and tools that raise the bar for code quality, reliability, and operational excellence across all teams.

• Champion Innovation: Lead technical explorations, evaluate emerging technologies, and incubate solutions that future-proof our business.

• Cultivate a Culture of
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with product, UX, program management, and global engineering teams. Build an environment of psychological safety, learning, and respect for diverse perspectives.

• Ensure Resilience and Security: Embed security, performance, and fault-tolerance into every layer of the stack—from the cloud to the customer’s screen.

• Deliver Business Impact: Own and deliver solutions that move critical business metrics, unlock growth, and create best-in-class digital retail experiences for millions.

• Proven Technical Mastery: 16+ years of experience building and scaling complex systems across both frontend and backend. Deep expertise in microservices, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and modern web frameworks.

• Strategic Vision: Demonstrated ability to define and execute cross-domain technical strategy in large, matrixed organizations.

• Inspiring Leadership: Track record of mentoring senior engineers, leading design forums, and driving engineering culture at scale.

• Architectural Depth: Mastery of technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, React, Graph
  
  QL, No
  
  SQL (Cassandra/Mongo
  
  DB), Kafka, and Azure Cloud.

• Holistic Mindset: Strong design sensibility and attention to detail; passion for user experience, operational excellence, and business outcomes.

• Inclusive
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Ability to bring together diverse perspectives, foster psychological safety, and build high-performing global teams.

• Communication Excellence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to executive audiences, architects, and engineering teams alike.

• Impact at Unprecedented Scale: Your ideas will power platforms used by millions worldwide.

• Opportunity for Legacy: Architect systems and set standards that shape the next decade of digital retail.

• Culture of Growth: Thrive in an environment of innovation, mentorship, and global collaboration.

• Top-…