Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, USA
16 hours ago
Principal, Software Engineer
**Position Summary...** **What you'll do...** We are seeking a technical lead software engineer to design and advance the core infrastructure powering Walmart’s self-serve experimentation platform. This position sits on the Walmart Experimentation Platform team, where our mission is to deliver a world-class experience that enables teams across Walmart to easily create, monitor, analyze, and act on experiments. Please note: “Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role” As a part of this team, you will get the opportunity to: + Drive the technical direction forWalmart’s experimentationbackend services, aligning long-term platform strategy with business needs across multiple organizations + Design, develop, and scale efficient and reliable systems and pipelines to support teams globally throughout Walmart + Provide deep technical mentorship and elevate engineering culture across a diverse, agile engineeringteam + Closely partner with data scientists, product managers, and engineering leaders to advance experimentation methodologies and ensure platform adoption and success Skills: + Proven technical leadership of a team of engineers + Experience designing, developing, testing, andmaintaininglarge-scale systems + Expertisein one or more: Java, Scala, Lua, Rust + Maintaining and deploying computeenvironments across local and cloud-based systems + Ability to proactively manage projectsacross multiple teamsand troubleshoot issues + Proven ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams or organizations, not just within a single team + Strong strategic thinking—ability to connect engineering decisions to long-term business outcomes + Exceptional communication skills, enabling clear articulation of complex technical approaches to senior leadership and cross-functional audiences + Ability toidentifyemerging technologies and guide their adoption + Expertisein reliability engineering, observability, platform governance, and operational excellence for mission-critical systems Plusses: + Experience working with Experimentation (A/B Testing) + Experience working with Feature Flags and risk-mitigated deployments + Experience building data solutions andAI/MLproducts + Strong contributions to open-source frameworks, standards, or libraries Responsibilities: + Lead andparticipatein medium- to large-scale projects by reviewing requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; designing solutions (design docs, wireframes, implementation plans); writing and developing code; testing; collaborating with cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; ensuring on-time delivery. + Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information (issue, impact, criticality, root cause); engaging support teams toassistin the resolution of issues; formulating an action plan; and performing actions asdesignatedin the plan. + Provide and support the implementation of business solutionsthrough partnerships with stakeholders,identifyingneeds, managing processes, and adapting to evolving demands. + Drive cross-orginitiatives-collaboratingwithanalytics,platform, and product teams to deliver unified experimentation capabilities. + Ensure Operational Excellencefortheexperimentationbackend services, joining and driving incident mitigation efforts and root cause analysis. + Mentor Staff Engineers andSeniorEngineers, enabling them to independently lead large-scale initiatives. + Lead evaluations and integration ofemergingtechnologies, guiding proof-of-concepts and adoption strategies. + Uphold and advance engineering excellence, including code quality, automation, observability, and security best practices. 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. 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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices . 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. 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. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://one.walmart.com/) . The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ‎ **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 and 5 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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture. **Primary Location...** 1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment. Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
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