Principal, Software Engineer
Walmart

Sunnyvale, California

Posted in Retail

$143,000.00 - $286,000.00 per year


Job Info


What you'll do at

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About The Team:

Capacity Engine is a backend application that integrates with the customer flows to choose when and where they receive their orders. Based on planning, forecasting, and cost models for market demands and past store history, Capacity Engine also assists associates by passing on information that lets them know how many orders they can accept at a time and anticipating resource constraints. Come Join us and Help Build a Capacity Engine that can enable resource needs for any use case within or outside Walmart and helps delivers best-in-class customer & associate experience.

What you will do:

  • Lead development of Wal-Mart's next-generation Capacity Engine back-end platform at a large scale with guaranteed availability targeting mass market usability.
  • Lead and participate in medium- to large-scale projects and work in small groups of three to six engineers by providing direction, and examples; identifying short- and long- term solutions and timeline; reviewing and approving proposed solutions; implementing new architectural patterns; and performing design and code reviews of changes.
  • Build n-tier applications using RESTful Web Services, Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, Oracle, WCNP, and Cosmos/No SQL DB.
  • Build back-end services using technologies such as Java and Tomcat and data stores to enable user interaction with large volume datasets.
  • Involved in technical database design including relational database like Oracle and non-relational database like Azure Cosmos.
  • Develop robust, maintainable, reusable code and software tools for managing configuration, deployment, monitoring, performance, scalability, availability, security, and alerting for test, integration, and production environments.
  • Work with cross functional product and engineering stakeholders to design and implement scalable, performant, extensible solutions with customer needs in mind.
  • Participate and involved into architecture discussions to develop system design and architecture for new products or improvements to existing ones.
  • Own and implement best practices for supportability, debuggability, monitoring, alerting, dashboarding, CI/CD etc.
  • Own and ensure all relevant guidelines (Ex: code review process, code branching strategies, logging best practices etc.) are always followed in the project
  • Ensure all the deliverables meets the defined business requirements, non-functional requirements, low-maintainability, high-availability and high-scalability needs.
  • Leading team in designing systems and apps.
  • Leading team projects by reviewing project requirements, translating requirements into technical solutions while gathering requested information.
  • Leading the discovery phase of projects to produce high level design by partnering with the product management, project management, and business and user experience teams.
  • Work towards improving engineering excellence and the value delivered by the team.

What you'll bring:
  • At least 7+ years of experience in architecting large scale systems with challenges of scalability and delivering sub-second latencies on 99.99% uptime.
  • Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g. Java, Python, etc.)
  • Experience in leading teams and delivering large scale distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
  • Proven understanding of microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
  • Experience with cloud application development including scalable, data driven, Cloud Cost-optimization and message-oriented architecture.
  • Understanding of SaaS or PaaS or IaaS industry with hands on experience with public or private cloud offerings
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and best practices. Automated deployment experience is a plus.
  • Advanced knowledge of performance, scalability, and system architecture with an eye toward avoiding and reducing technical debt.
  • Strong inclination towards exploring and learning new technologies.
  • Nice to have - Previous experience in the e-commerce domain.
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.

Ways of Working:

Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. Our associates work onsite the majority of the time, with flexibility. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be flexible in our personal lives.

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.

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.


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




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...

840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

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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