We are looking for a seasoned and energetic Principal Software Engineer who can drive the development of the platform working with a group of high energy engineers, architects, product managers and report to leadership team. This role requires to be technically strong and be able to drive the development in a fast-paced environment. The candidate is expected to work with global teams, provide thought leadership, understand the business context and help provide right solutions, work with product and program managers to plan the releases, participate in sprint planning and handle deployments to production.
If you are inspired by the opportunity to solve complex problems and make a difference for our customers, please join us.
About Team:
The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.
What you'll do:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll spend your days translating requirements into solutions, writing code, reusable components and services, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and providing us with the insights necessary to think beyond the status quo. You’ll oversee multiple project teams consisting of other engineers who will look to you as a trusted advisor, a subject matter expert who provides guidance and the right tools to get the job done.
Technical Leadership: Drive the technical vision and strategy for the engineering team. Stay current with cutting-edge technologies and best practices in software engineering.
Business Acumen and Strategic Planning: Comprehend the business context of the work, make informed decisions that align with the overall leadership vision and strategy and identify opportunities to leverage technology to drive business outcomes.
Team Management: Manage a team of highly skilled engineers. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. Facilitate team meetings, code reviews, and knowledge sharing sessions.
Project Management: Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Monitor project progress, manage risks, and ensure high standards of quality.
Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to team members. Promote continuous learning and professional development within the team.
Build, develop and guide a team of high-performing talent.
Participate in technical design & reviews, PoCs.
Be accountable for the engineering practices in the team like technical design, CI-CD, code quality, planning & delivering features
Work with business stakeholders, architects, UX designers, product & program managers
Work with global teams to deliver industry leading capabilities
Able to identify & convey risks & issues to the leadership and help drive mitigate them.
Partner with infrastructure teams
Roll up sleeves and dive into the code when required
What you'll bring:
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent
12-16 years of experience architecting and developing scalable solutions
Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
Experience with cloud application development including scalable, data driven, and message-oriented architecture.
Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Big Query, Cassandra.
Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Airflow, etc.
Experience with GCP cloud services: GCS, Dataproc, Dataplex, etc.
Experience with stream-processing systems: Spark-Streaming, Storm etc.
Experience with code repositories and version control practices.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and best practices. Automated deployment experience is a plus.
Experience in software quality and operational excellence practices.
Experience in agile development methodology.
Experience in software development for building distributed systems with Spark, Big Data technologies, Airflow, Kafka or other messaging services, cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS), SQL/ NO-SQL data bases and caching solutions like Memcache or Redis.
Expert in designing and architecting small to the large solution using appropriate design patterns
Experience in building secure, highly available, resilient, scalable distributed systems leveraging clustering and load balancing of web servers, app servers, and messaging systems
Deep knowledge of microservices & event-driven architecture patterns
Strong Knowledge of container-based development, orchestration, microservices frameworks and tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Jersey, Swagger)
Experience in Cloud and Container-based development (Kubernetes) is a plus.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
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.
Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.
Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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.
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The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
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, 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...508 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America