Job Description Summary:
As a Principal Engineer – Frontend on the Marketplace Item Setup team, you will be at the center of building and evolving the user-facing systems and experiences that empower sellers and internal teams to list, manage, and publish millions of items across Walmart's global e-commerce platforms. You will work at the intersection of user experience, engineering excellence, and business impact — architecting micro-frontend systems, design system components, and BFF (Backend for Frontend) layers that serve global markets at scale.
You will set the technical direction for frontend engineering on the team, mentor senior and staff engineers, collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Platform partners, and influence frontend engineering standards across Walmart's Global Tech organization. This is a high-impact role for a seasoned frontend engineer who is passionate about crafting world-class web experiences and thrives on solving complex architectural challenges at scale
About Team:
The Marketplace Item Setup team is responsible for the foundational systems that manage the complete lifecycle of items and offers on Walmart's global e-commerce marketplace — serving global markets at massive scale. From item ingestion and enrichment to attribute validation and offer publishing, our platform processes millions of catalog events every day — enabling sellers and internal teams to list, update, and manage products across multiple markets and geographies.
We are a fast-paced engineering team working at the forefront of Walmart's global growth strategy. We build and operate distributed, cloud-native systems using modern Java stacks, event streaming (Kafka), Azure cloud services (including Azure Cosmos DB), and Walmart's cloud-native infrastructure (WCNP). We are deeply invested in engineering excellence, platform reliability, and developer productivity.
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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.
Work
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 office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their 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.
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.
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 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
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 3 years' experience in software engineering 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.
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