1 day ago
Chennai, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define and execute multi-year technology strategy for Data, AI, Agentic AI, analytics, real-time platforms, and customer data ecosystems.
- Architect and guide global-scale data and software platforms supporting batch, streaming, AI/ML, and real-time workloads.
- Serve as the final technical authority for complex architecture decisions spanning multiple organizations and markets.
- Establish enterprise standards for security, privacy, identity and access management, data governance, lineage, compliance, and operational resilience.
- Drive engineering excellence through architecture reviews, code reviews, design reviews, DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, observability, reliability engineering, testing automation, and AI-assisted development.
- Enable reusable AI and Agentic AI platforms, metadata foundations, governance frameworks, evaluation systems, and secure integration patterns.
- Mentor Principal, Staff, and Senior Engineers and develop technical leadership communities.
- Influence executives and align large engineering organizations across global markets and regulated environments.
Requirements
- At least 15 years of experience is stated in the role summary, while the minimum qualifications require either a bachelor’s degree plus 6 years of software engineering or related experience, or 8 years of such experience.
- Strong experience building and operating large-scale data platforms, real-time systems, distributed systems, platform engineering environments, and cloud-native applications.
- Deep knowledge of enterprise data architecture, AI/ML platforms, security architecture, governance, and software engineering practices.
- Strong hands-on coding experience in Java, Scala, Python, and SQL.
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide architecture and platform transformations and influencing senior executives without direct authority.
- Experience mentoring senior technical leaders and scaling engineering excellence.
- Experience building Data & AI platforms for analytics, personalization, customer intelligence, optimization, and Agentic AI solutions.
- Expertise in data platform modernization, platform engineering, security engineering, and cloud transformation.
- Experience in global markets and highly regulated environments is required or strongly expected by the role description.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree plus 4 years of software engineering or related experience, contributions to patents, publications, open-source projects, or industry thought leadership, and prior experience as a Chief Architect, Distinguished Engineer, Fellow, or equivalent.
- Preferred accessibility knowledge includes WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility practices.
Benefits
- The role is based in Walmart’s Chennai office and requires daily work there, with flexibility for associates to manage personal lives.
- Benefits include performance incentive awards, maternity and parental leave, paid time off, health benefits, and other benefits.
About Walmart
Walmart is a global omnichannel retailer that sells groceries, general merchandise, and services through Walmart and Sam's Club stores and online marketplaces for consumers and small businesses. Its model spans physical retail, e-commerce, advertising, and a vast supply chain, plus pharmacy, health, and financial services. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart Inc. is a public company on the NYSE (WMT) operating in the U.S. and multiple international markets.