Position Summary...Our Containers team is part of the Global Technology Platform organization, delivering a world-class Kubernetes platform internally called the Walmart Cloud-Native Platform (WCNP). We operate a massive fleet of thousands of Kubernetes clusters across Public, Private & Edge compute locations.

We are creating a seamless containerized app hosting experience for our app developers in multiple Public Cloud providers and Private Data Centers, as well as running the Edge program in Stores, Distribution Centers/Fulfillment Centers running WCNP on-prem. Besides the fast-growing WCNP footprint in US-based businesses, we’re rapidly expanding internationally as well.

What you'll do...

As a Principal, Software Engineer on the WCNP team, you’ll influence, coach, and be a servant leader to multiple teams participating and contributing to transforming product and platform in this space

What You’ll Do: 
•    Develop and support Walmart’s massive Kubernetes platform across public, private and edge computing environments. 
•    Build and improve our Kubernetes multi-cluster deployment product. 
•    Direct root cause analysis of critical business and production issues. 
•    Lead and direct large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects. 
•    Lead the design and overall architecture of the platform. 
•    Be a technical lead and drive the team towards building a highly scalable and performing Container platform. 
•    Mentor the team members and help in enhancing team’s productivity. 
•    Bring new ideas for product enhancement. 
•    Promote and support company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity. 
 
If You Are: 
•    Eager to work on the line between Software Engineering and System Engineering. 
•    Able to introduce changes with minimal complexity. 
•    Writing code that is testable and readable, and paying down technical debt regularly. 
•    Always seeing ways to incrementally improve systems and remove unnecessary complexity. 
•    Natural leader who takes ownership of the team’s deliverables. 
•    Willing to take responsibility for running a critical part of our infrastructure. 
•    Technical leader to solve a highly scalable, reliable and performance challenges in cloud platform 
 
What you need to be successful in the role: 
•    Prior Senior-level Software Engineering experience at a startup, or mid to large sized corp. 
•    Proficient oral and written communication skills. 
•    Go programming language proficiency. Java is also nice to have. 
•    Working knowledge in container and cloud native technologies – Kubernetes, Docker, other 
•    Prior experience developing or working with Cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or OpenStack is highly desired. 
•    Prior experience developing or working with CI/CD or GitOps systems is highly desired. 
•    Prior experience of building a Kubernetes operator is good to have.  
•    Knowledge of opensource tools like Istio, Prometheus, Fluentbit is good to have 
 
We’d Love To See: 
•    Experience as Technical lead. 
•    Track record of running large-scale systems. 
•    Containerization experience, especially Docker and Kubernetes 
 
 

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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Sunnyvale, California US-11656:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00

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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050:The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related field

Primary Location...

1375 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America