(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Posted:
10/9/2024, 4:27:59 PM

Location(s):
Bentonville, Arkansas, United States ⋅ Arkansas, United States

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Customer Transaction Data Pipeline is a group within the Intelligent Store Tech (IST) org within Walmart. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor multiple teams of engineers. You will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements. 

About Team:

The Data Pipeline group focuses on building products that enable our business to understand the effectiveness of point-of-sale and make key business decisions. We use open-source tech to build software that stands on top of a foundational Platform architecture which is being built from the ground up. Your team will leverage Java, Kubernetes, NoSQL, Kafka, Google Cloud, BigQuery, Looker, and other such tools/frameworks.

What you’ll do:

  • Provides technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in solution design, architecture and development.
  • Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.  
  • Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.  
  • Guide engineers to adopt engineering best practices, conduct/lead design & code reviews, and ensure alignment with the IST Architecture vision.
  • Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.
  • Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.
  • Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options. 
  • Work closely with Program, Product, Business, and Design partners to plan work (by sprint and by quarter) and ensuring that engineering tech priorities are also included.
  • Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues.

What you’ll bring

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in software development and solution architecture focusing on building large scale complex distributed systems.
  • Must have experience leading teams in a solution architect role building complex microservices and frontends.
  • Experience working with multiple tech stack –Java, Looker, Google Cloud, BigQuery, k8s, Spring framework, API development, etc.
  • Experience with monitoring tech – Splunk, Prometheus, APM, etc.
  • Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.
  • Passion for staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies, with a commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

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.

Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more 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.

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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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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...

805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

Walmart

Website: http://www.walmart.com/

Headquarter Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1962

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Grocery ⋅ Retail ⋅ Retail Technology ⋅ Shopping