(IND) SENIOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Front End

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Job Description Summary: Responsible for coding, unit testing, building high performance and scalable applications that meet the needs of millions of Walmart-International customers, in the areas of supply chain management & Customer experience. About Team: Our team collaborates with Walmart International, which has over 5,900 retail units operating outside of the United States under 55 banners in 26 countries including Africa, Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, and Mexico, to name a few. What you'll do: You are responsible for coding, unit testing, building high performance and scalable applications that meet the needs of millions of Walmart-International customers, in the areas of supply chain management & Customer experience. You are expected to be more intellectually curious engineer who is passionate about domain/technology in general. What you'll bring: JavaScript/TypeScript — Advanced proficiency in ES6+ features, TypeScript generics, type guards, utility types, and strict type safety React.js — Deep expertise in hooks, context API, concurrent rendering, server components, and React 18+ features Next.js — Server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), incremental static regeneration (ISR), app router, and middleware HTML5 & CSS3 — Semantic markup, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), CSS Grid, Flexbox, and responsive design patterns State Management — Experience with Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Recoil, or React Query for complex application state Web Performance — Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP, FID, CLS), lazy loading, code splitting, and bundle optimization AI Understanding — Prompt Engineering, GenAI Integration, AI-Assisted Dev, Responsible AI Component Design — Building reusable, composable component libraries with atomic design principles Design Systems — Experience building or consuming enterprise-scale design systems (e.g., Walmart's Glass/Tempo) Micro-Frontend Architecture — Module federation, single-spa, or similar patterns for large-scale frontend decomposition API Integration — RESTful APIs, GraphQL (Apollo/Relay), and BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) patterns Unit Testing — React Testing Library with 85%+ code coverage E2E Testing — Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium for integration and end-to-end test automation Visual Regression Testing — Storybook, Chromatic, or Percy for UI consistency validation Accessibility Testing — Axe, Lighthouse, and screen reader testing for WCAG compliance CI/CD Pipelines — Experience Jenkins for automated frontend builds and deployments Containerization — Docker basics, WCNP/Kubernetes deployment for frontend services Monitoring & Observability — Real User Monitoring (RUM), Splunk, NewRelic, or Dynatrace for frontend performance tracking CDN & Caching — Akamai/CDN configuration, cache strategies, and edge delivery optimization Node.js — Server-side JavaScript for SSR, API middleware, and build tooling Cloud Platforms — Azure or GCP fundamentals for frontend service hosting and static asset delivery System Design — Designing scalable frontend architectures handling high-traffic Performance Budgeting — Setting and enforcing performance budgets for page load, TTI, and bundle size Security — XSS prevention, CSP headers, CORS, secure cookie handling, and OWASP frontend best practices SEO — Structured data, meta tags, canonical URLs, and crawlability optimization for e-commerce pages Code Reviews — Conducting thorough, constructive code reviews with mentoring focus Technical Documentation — Writing architecture decision records (ADRs), design docs, and API contracts Cross-functional Collaboration — Partnering with UX designers, product managers, backend engineers, and QA Mentorship — Guiding IN1/IN3 engineers on frontend best practices, patterns, and career growth **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 w