(IND) STAFF, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Walmart · Posted Oct 16
Retail, e-commerce, grocery, pharmacy, and membership warehouse services
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About the role
Walmart Global Tech partners with U.S. stores and eCommerce to serve customers through technology innovation, with focus areas spanning customer, stores and associates, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search & personalization. The team is responsible for the design, development, and operations of a large-scale orchestration system operating at high scale, building platforms used for marketing, ad delivery, and customer engagement across multiple countries. This Staff Software Engineer role drives the design, architecture, and delivery of next-generation platforms, working hands-on across frontend (JavaScript/ReactJS) and backend (Java/Spring Boot, Kubernetes) systems while mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
What you will do
- Full Stack Development: Spend 60% of your time engaging in hands-on coding, performing thorough code reviews, debugging, and optimizing both frontend and backend code. Ensure high code quality and adherence to best practices across the stack.
- Frontend Expertise: Utilize your proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, ReactJS, and Webpack to build responsive and dynamic user interfaces. Ensure seamless user experiences and maintain design consistency.
- Backend Expertise: Leverage your skills in Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes to develop robust and scalable backend services. Implement an efficient microservices architecture and ensure seamless integration with frontend applications.
- Mentoring & Learning: Provide mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. Lead by example and encourage knowledge sharing within the team.
- Architecture & Design: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, make strategic architectural decisions, and maintain comprehensive documentation. Drive the architectural vision for both front-end and backend systems.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences and ensure seamless integration. Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across departments.
- App Health, Quality, and Performance: Prioritize application quality, respond swiftly to feedback, improve performance, and address critical issues proactively. Implement best practices for monitoring and maintaining application health.
- Tech Initiatives & Innovation: Lead and contribute to technological advancements and innovation within the team. Champion new ideas and drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies.
- Time Management & Planning: Develop detailed project timelines, manage tasks efficiently, and practice effective time management. Ensure timely delivery of high-quality projects.
- Engineering Excellence: Focus on meticulous, detail-oriented work, conducting rigorous code reviews, and resolving complex technical challenges. Uphold the highest standards of engineering excellence.
- Leadership: Provide strategic technical guidance, lead and manage projects, and coordinate with other teams to achieve successful outcomes. Exhibit strong leadership qualities and mentor junior team members.
- You will come up with quality, best practices, other Non-functional standards and guide the teams to execute them along with helping them on overall technical and design aspects.
- You will help implement cutting edge models and algorithms that operate on massive amounts of data and Interact with Walmart cross functional engineering teams as cloud, platform, analytics etc. across geographies to leverage technical expertise and contribute to the engineering community.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 10+ years of experience in design and development of highly scalable applications and platform development.
- Experience with Java for backend services, including extensive experience with Spring Boot.
- Experience in front-end technologies including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, ReactJS, and Webpack.
- Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, system design, and microservices architecture.
- Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with containerization tools like Kubernetes.
- Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases, as well as caching solutions.
- Experience working in platform teams or building shared tools and frameworks for other developers.
- Proven ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code.
- Prior experience with cloud-native technologies (GCP/Azure) and DevOps practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities to lead projects and mentor junior team members.
- Experience in e-commerce or marketplace platforms.
- Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in internal platform evangelism.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. As one of the world's largest companies by revenue, it serves millions of customers daily through physical stores and robust e-commerce platforms. The company is driven by a commitment to everyday low prices and an expanding suite of digital and convenience-focused services.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 2000000+ employees
- Founded
- 1962
- Location
- Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and CEO
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
President and CEO, Walmart U.S.
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