Abhimanyu Rana

Director of Engineering

Fayetteville, AR, United States11 yrs 8 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led large-scale engineering teams at Walmart.
  • Achieved $40B+ business impact through innovative solutions.
  • Expert in building high-performing, autonomous teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer in the Ecommerce and Healthcare industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementJavaSystem DesignSystems DesignMicroservicesSoftware Development

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithm DesignApache KafkaApache SparkArtificial Intelligence (AI)AzureAzure Cosmos DBAzure SQLCI/CDCassandraContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Core JavaCross-functional CoordinationCross-functional Team LeadershipData Analysis

About

When I’m not designing large-scale systems and leading high-performing engineering teams to support multi billion ecommerce industry, you can find me lifting weights or sparring in the boxing ring; engineering resilience both in code and in the gym. I am an engineering leader with 14+ years of experience with a strong builder mindset and a track record of scaling teams, platforms, and outcomes in high-growth, high-ambiguity environments. I currently lead large, cross-functional engineering teams within Walmart’s Health & Wellness ecosystem, delivering mission-critical platforms that operate at national scale and directly impact tens of millions of users and billions in revenue. I specialize in building high-performing, ownership-driven teams and guiding them through complex system design, platform modernization, and multi-quarter execution. I’ve led organizations of 20+ engineers (SWE III to Staff) and driven initiatives spanning 4,700+ locations, 20M+ annual customers, and $40B+ in business impact—often across multiple teams and stakeholder groups. My leadership style balances people development and technical rigor. I stay close to architecture and design to unblock teams, make sound tradeoffs, and drive clarity, while empowering engineers to operate autonomously. I’ve led efforts ranging from large-scale distributed system re-architecture and API platform strategy (GraphQL, gRPC) to customer-facing product launches that improved growth, reliability, and operational efficiency. I care deeply about: Building teams that move fast without breaking trust or quality Driving clarity in ambiguous problem spaces Creating systems that scale sustainably (people + technology) Coaching engineers and managers for long-term growth Delivering outcomes, not just output Skills & Technologies Leadership & Execution: Engineering Management, Org Design & Scaling, Cross-Functional Leadership, Hiring & Talent Development, Performance Management, Career Coaching, Roadmapping, Stakeholder Alignment Backend & Distributed Systems: Java, Python, Spring Boot, Docker+Kubernetes, GraphQL, REST, Redis, Microservices, Splunk, gRPC Data & Streaming: PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Cassandra, Cosmos, NoSQL, Apache Kafka, Data Modeling Cloud & Platform: Microsoft Azure, Platform Engineering, CI/CD, DevOps, Observability AI & Automation: GenAI Enablement, Developer Productivity (Copilot), Conversational AI, Computer Vision System Design & Quality: Scalability, Reliability Engineering, Performance Optimization, Security, SDLC Optimization Feel free to reachout @email

Experience

11 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Walmart global tech

5 roles

Senior Software Engineering Manager - Leadership, Java, GraphQL, System Design, Distributed System

Promoted

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Led multi-team engineering organizations (up to 20 engineers, SWE III–Principal) delivering mission-critical platforms for Walmart’s Pharmacy ecosystem supporting 4,700+ locations, 20M+ annual customers, and $40B+ in revenue.
  • Owned end-to-end delivery of Rx Pickup & Delivery across 6 teams and 65+ engineers, PMs, and Scrum Masters, integrating pharmacy workflows with Walmart Pickup & Delivery using Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and Azure. Program projected to unlock 9M+ new customers (+42%) and $8B in incremental revenue.
  • Drove cross-team initiative to remove minimum basket fees for prescription purchases, improving Walmart+ accessibility and accelerating subscription growth, contributing up to $4B in projected multi-year customer lifetime value.
  • Led ImportRx platform across 3 teams, automating real-time prescription mismatch resolution using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, NoSQL, and Azure SQL, generating $200K in weekly incremental revenue.
  • Delivered automation of computer-vision-based Visual Verification workflows, reducing prescription verification time by 50% and improving operational throughput.
  • Led re-architecture of distributed microservices for a 12-engineer team, achieving a 66% reduction in latency and 50% fewer production incidents through improved scalability and system design.
  • Set technical direction for GraphQL adoption and defined roadmap for Golang and gRPC-based service-to-service communication across 25+ microservices.
  • Built and scaled high-performing teams through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and Agile execution, achieving 100% retention while improving delivery predictability and SDLC efficiency.
JavaSystems DesignMicroservicesSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Project PlanningPeople Management+28

Senior Software Engineer - Java, Springboot, Azure, SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, Microservices

Promoted

Dec 2020Jun 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Architected and led a 14-engineer development team to build a highly scalable orchestration platform using Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL, consolidating 10+ external data sources and enabling the Order Management System (OMS) to process 200,000+ records per request.
  • Led a cross-region team of 12 engineers to modernize OMS applications by leveraging Java 11 and Spring Reactive Framework. Refactored four legacy monolithic applications into ten reactive microservices, eliminating performance bottlenecks, reducing technical debt, and significantly improving system scalability and responsiveness.
  • Served as Tech Lead for OMS, a core platform responsible for creating and managing purchase orders used for inbound inventory across suppliers, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and direct-to-store channels. OMS also maintains supplier purchase agreements and Stock Transfer Orders (STOs) across Walmart and Sam’s Club networks.
  • Architected and led development of ITEM-SERVICES as part of a broader Supply Chain modernization initiative. Built a reactive, GraphQL-based experience API that efficiently aggregates data from multiple external services, providing abstraction and improved performance for OMS consumers. This architecture was among the first of its kind within Walmart’s Supply Chain organization.
  • Acted as a key member of the Developer Advocate community, training and mentoring 40+ engineering teams across Supply Chain on Spring Reactive programming, driving adoption of modern, non-blocking architectures and best practices.
Agile MethodologiesContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Software DevelopmentJavaSystems Design+25

Software Engineer III - Java, Springboot, SQL, REST, Kafka, Docker, NoSQL, GraphQL, Splunk

Promoted

Jan 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Architecting and Developing Computer Vision based Auto Gate In solution for Truck drivers at DC stores, estimated to reduce the gate in process by 35 mins/trailer. Spring boot RESTful, microservices, IOT
  • Architecting and developing Lithium-Ion Label Detector app for Distribution Centers, the app uses Azure's Custom Vision model. It's based on microservices architecture using Python(Open CV) modules to run the Deep Learning model connected with Springboot based web service app which handles communication between different input and output streams using events and docker.
  • Reengineering the Online Grocery Picking app to follow microservices architecture, scalable, efficient, and is future proof. Java 8, Spring and Springboot, Cassandra, CRDBMS, Microsoft Azure Cloud, Kafka, Docker.
  • Developed and fixed 50+ features and JIRA defects ranging from DB to Java Spring for existing Online Grocery Picking App which increased personal shoppers pick rate by 12% and reduced order cancellation by 17% The app is now able to handle 5+ Million picks/day and is available in 2100 Walmart and Sam’s stores worldwide. Java, Spring, Informix, MQs.
  • Provided app support during Pager rotation and resolved application issues promptly Splunk, Dynatrace, Python, Java scripts.
  • Research & Development
  • Develop and Evaluate, proof-of-concept, proof-of-technology, pilot tools and solutions for common technology platform across multiple products
  • Strategize, plan, design, build, test and ship technical solutions for enterprise order fulfillment system, online grocery system, supply chain, and distribution center systems.
  • Influence and collaborate across domains and teams to come up with the best technology solution for customers
  • Strategize, Evaluate and Benchmark various tools and solutions from different vendors.
  • Technologies used: Java Spring, Rest APIs, Kafka, Azure, Python, CNN, OpenCV.
Agile MethodologiesContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Software DevelopmentSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)JavaSpring Boot+16

Software Engineer II - Java, Springboot, SQL, REST, Kafka, Docker, NoSQL, GraphQL, Splunk, Python

Promoted

Jun 2018Jan 2019 · 7 mos

  • Reengineering the Online Grocery Picking app to follow microservices architecture, scalable, efficient, and is future proof. Java 8, Spring and Spring boot, Cassandra, CRDBMS, Microsoft Azure Cloud, Kafka, Docker.
  • Developed and fixed 50+ features and JIRA defects ranging from DB to Java Spring for existing Online Grocery Picking App which increased personal shoppers pick rate by 12% and reduced order cancellation by 17% The app is now able to handle 5+ Million picks/day and is available in 2100 Walmart and Sam’s stores worldwide. Java, Spring, Informix, MQs.
  • Provided app support during Pager rotation and resolved application issues promptly Splunk, Dynatrace, Python, Java scripts.
  • Working on optimizing the algorithm for the selection of feature products, feature products are items which go on sale during promotional events and events like Black Friday and on Recommendation Algorithm to help buyers to choose a product from different options based on their needs. Apache Spark, Python, Hadoop ecosystem, Scala
Agile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)JavaPythonSpring Webflux+13

Programmer Analyst - Java, Springboot, SQL, REST, Kafka, Docker, NoSQL, GraphQL, Splunk, Python

Oct 2017Jun 2018 · 8 mos

  • Working on optimizing the algorithm for the selection of feature products, feature products are items which go on sale during promotional events and events like Black Friday and on Recommendation Algorithm to help buyers to choose a product from different options based on their needs. Apache Spark, Python, Hadoop ecosystem, Scala
  • Working on the App which enables a personal shopper to efficiently and accurately select and fulfill a customer's Order when orders are placed online. Java Spring, Cassandra, SQL, GO, Echo
Agile MethodologiesSoftware Development

Sabre corporation

Software Engineer Intern - Java, Springboot, SQL, REST, Kafka, Docker, GraphQL, Splunk, Python

May 2016Aug 2016 · 3 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • ● Engineered GUI customization tools for main flight status platform using Java, Spring 4.0, Swing, and SQL, greatly improving product usability while achieving 20% less reboot cycles.
  • ● Solved user tickets with SQL, Java, Spring, Swing improving UX and made application stable.
  • ● Led team of 5 engineers following agile methodologies in developing recommendation system for paid premium services utilizing Machine Learning (content based filtering, collaborative filtering) using Python.
Agile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentTelemetry

Copart

Software Engineer Intern - Java, Springboot, SQL, REST, Kafka, Docker, GraphQL, Splunk, Python

Jan 2016May 2016 · 4 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  • ● Developed secure online auction portal for entering markets of Spain, Germany and India using Java, Spring 4.0, AngularJS and RESTful services, expanding company’s business and increasing annual revenue by 13%.
  • ● Improved customer satisfaction by over 90% by engineering recommendation engine to suggest vehicles based on search user patterns using Python Spark, MLlib and Machine Learning (content based filtering).
  • ● Solved 25+ user stories and tickets with Java, Spring, CSS improving UX and increasing user retention rate by 8%.
Agile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentTelemetry

Tech mahindra

Software Engineer - Java, Springboot, SQL, REST, Kafka, Docker, GraphQL, Splunk, System Design

May 2012Nov 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Performed statistical and predictive analysis by applying Machine Learning algorithms using R, Python, Holt-Winters, glmnet, and randomForest, achieving insights about valued customers with ~93% accuracy.
  • Delivered data visualizations on 1M+ product and service records using R, ggplot and Holt-Winters which assisted client in devising future market strategies.
  • Processed and managed AT&T billing system using Oracle SQL and Java, developing Perl, Shell and PL/SQL scripts to analyze real time transactions and batch processes bringing the application uptime to 99.9%.
  • Configured WebLogic servers, SSL certificate installation and deployed Web/ Enterprise apps. Developed automation scripts for real time transactions and batch processes, handled mission critical 24x7 application.
Agile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentTelemetry

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Master's degree — Computer Science

Gujarat University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

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