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Staff Software Engineer @ Walmart Global Tech | Lead Data Sharing Platform | AI, Data Engineering

About

Results-driven software professional with over 15 years of experience in designing, developing, and architecting high-performance, scalable applications. Skilled in translating complex business needs into robust, maintainable software solutions by leveraging a wide array of technologies and best practices across the entire development lifecycle. Core Strengths: Expertise in building distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and data-intensive platforms Strong problem-solving skills and a proven ability to deliver reliable solutions in fast-paced environments Collaborative team player with experience leading and mentoring cross-functional teams Technical Proficiencies: Languages: Java, Python, C, C++, Scala Big Data: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Cassandra, Google Bigtable Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL Web Frameworks: J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, Django Search Technologies: Elasticsearch, Apache Solr Cloud Platforms: AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

github copilot

hugging face

langchain

ollama

openai

Work experience

Staff Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech, May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led the development of a data sharing platform for catalog and user event data, enabling seamless sharing with SEM, Display Ads Partners, and Marketing Analytics Service. • Architected distributed streaming pipelines processing 1.2 billion user events per day with peak throughput exceeding 25,000 events/second. • Reduced partner data delivery latency from 4 hours to under 5 minutes through near real- time event streaming. • Implemented innovative solutions to optimize data sharing processes, resulting in improved efficiency and accuracy of data transfers. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful integration of the platform within the organization. • Spearheaded initiatives to enhance data security and privacy measures, ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Senior Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech, Jun 2018 - May 2022 · 4 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Designed and implemented distributed backend services and data-sharing platforms for marketing and analytics. • Developed cloud-native APIs and event-driven microservices, achieving 99.95% availability. • Delivered over 15 initiatives that reduced latency by 80% and scaled platform capacity for business growth.

Lead Software Engineer at Freecharge, Sep 2014 - Jun 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos, Bangalore, • Led the development of a scalable Campaign Framework, supporting over 100 campaigns per month for 5M+ users. • Built robust backend services for rewards and gamification, handling 50M+ API requests daily. • Architected core platform components, including A/B Testing Framework and API Gateway, enhancing cross-application functionality.

Senior Software Development Engineer at AxisRooms, Aug 2013 - Sep 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Developed a Channel Manager platform for 2,000+ hotels, synchronizing inventory and pricing across 20+ OTA partners. • Engineered API integrations for 10+ OTAs, processing over 5M inventory updates daily. • Architected a real-time Price Comparator engine, improving comparison latency by 60% through optimization techniques.

Software Developer at Firefly e-Ventures Ltd, Nov 2012 - May 2013 · 7 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Developed and maintained three education platforms using Django, Python, JavaScript, and jQuery, supporting 100K+ monthly users. • Built scalable backend services, APIs, and database-driven applications for student engagement, admissions, and content management workflows. • Delivered 20+ features and enhancements across multiple products in a fast-paced startup environment. • Improved application performance by 30%+ through query optimization and backend tuning. • Collaborated across Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality releases and support platform growth.

Software Engineer at NIKSUN, Oct 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Conducted vulnerability analysis and security research for network and application-layer threats. • Developed and validated over 100 IDS/IPS signatures to enhance detection of exploits and malware. • Authored detailed Vulnerability Research Reports (VRRs) outlining exploit behavior and mitigation strategies. • Collaborated with Snort IDS/IPS internals to improve threat detection capabilities, significantly reducing false positives.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Indian Institute Of Information Technology allahabad