About

Baskar Mookkan is a Principal Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech with over 14 years of experience in the software industry. He is a Technical Architect and Engineering Lead for Walmart Marketplace’s Flash Picks/Campaigns, Seller Onboarding, Seller Chatbot, Listing Quality and Pro Seller Badge platforms. Baskar has expertise in Docker, Java, JavaEE, Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Cosmos DB, Apache Spark, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Services. He is actively involved in the design, development, and delivery of the tools supporting Walmart Marketplace. Baskar has worked with top companies such as Oracle and Infosys in the past. As a Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Oracle, he was responsible for designing and developing Cloud Services, Automation, and Infrastructure frameworks to enable the company to achieve its Cloud goals. He emphasized innovation, design thinking, and collaboration, and delivered key integration components with upstream systems far ahead of scheduled roadmaps. At Infosys, he worked in the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) domain and gained experience in technologies such as Windchill & Teamcenter. Baskar holds a B.E in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University and has completed executive education programs in Organizational Leadership from IESE Business School and Business Strategies and Leadership from the University of Michigan. He also holds a DCT in Computer Technology from Sankar Polytechnic College. Baskar's specialties include Java, Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Docker, Oracle Cloud Services, RESTful WebServices, and Oracle Fusion Middleware. He has experience as a Senior Software Engineer, SDET, DevOps, and Integration, and has worked on various infrastructures.