About the position
Here at Walmart, we’re driven by an intellectual curiosity that keeps us on the cutting-edge of user design and a seamless customer experience. We’re intrigued by the opportunity to engineer the most optimal approach that drives conversions and generates consumer loyalty across every touchpoint of the digital journey. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll spend your days translating requirements into solutions, writing code, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and providing us with the insights necessary to think beyond the status quo. You’ll oversee small 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. Now, imagine doing all the above for the world’s largest retailer. That’s the Walmart experience.
Responsibilities
- Assists in providing guidance to small groups of 5 to 6 engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects.
- Provides support to the business by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues.
- Manages small to large-sized complex projects by reviewing project requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
- Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information and performing root cause analysis.
- Participates in the discovery phase of small to medium-sized projects to come up with high level design.
- Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans.
- Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science and 9 years' experience in software engineering OR Master of Science 8 years' experience in software engineering.
- Expert understanding of Kubernetes, Helm, Microservice architecture and design.
- Expert level knowledge and understanding of Data structures, Java, Spring Boot.
- Expert in AKKA Persistence, state management and AKKA streams.
- Ability to build products with focus on testability.
- A disciplined approach to development, code review, testing, documentation, and code structure in a team environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
- Knowledge of technologies used in building scalable, distributed systems in virtualized cloud environments.
- Demonstrated knowledge of programming languages: Java, Scala, Bash, Build Manager (Maven), Distributed Version Control (GIT), Continuous Integration (Jenkins).
- Knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards.
Benefits
- Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off benefits including PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates.
