(IND) PRINCIPAL, SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Walmart Global Tech · Posted Oct 7
Software development, cloud infrastructure, and retail technology services for Walmart
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About the role
The team builds reusable SaaS products and services that power end-to-end inventory management for Walmart's supply chain, spanning replenishment, fulfilment and transportation, so customers receive orders where and when they want them. The work focuses on micro-services for supply chain operations that are consumed through mobile and web applications by warehouse associates, alongside catalog management. This principal software engineer role covers design, architecture and end-to-end delivery of large scale distributed systems and products, improving engineering practices and mentoring other engineers.
What you will do
- Through this role you have an opportunity to develop intuitive software that meets and exceeds the needs of the customer and the company.
- You will be responsible for design, architecture, and end-to-end delivery of one or more systems/products while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
- You will have to estimate effort, identify risks, help with prioritization and devising/meeting project schedules.
- You will raise the bar on sustainable engineering by improving best practices, producing best in class of code, documentation, testing and monitoring.
- You will build and maintain systems in a way that ensures compliance with certification, regulatory standards, and a technology-based information security program.
- You will show your skills in analyzing and testing programs/products before formal launch to ensure flawless performance
- You will be Mentoring /coaching other engineers in the team to facilitate their development.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- BE/BTech/ME/MTech//PhD in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 15+ years of strong design/development experience in building massively large scale distributed systems and products
- Expertise in Data analysis and engineering.
- Extensive experience in architecting and developing real-time multithreaded Java applications that are fault-tolerant, scalable and can handle high volumes
- Excellent computer systems fundamentals, DS/Algorithms and problem solving skills.
- Expert in OO design and design patterns.
- Basic knowledge (coding experience) in Java, Spring Framework, Oracle, NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Good exposure to any of the public cloud infrastructure such as Open Stack, Azure, GCP, or AWS.
- Experience in developing and designing applications and web services in a Service Oriented Architecture, including the use of RESTful services and API gateways.
- Mentor junior developers and continuously improve software engineering practices.
- Large scale distributed systems experience, including scalability and fault tolerance.
- A continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance, automate, and optimize systems and tools.
- Excellent organization, communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
- Option 2: 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred qualifications
- Nice to have full stack experience with Java, React, Nodejs.
Benefits and support
- Incentive awards for performance
- Maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Health benefits
About Walmart Global Tech
Walmart Global Tech is the technological powerhouse and engineering arm of Walmart Inc., responsible for building and managing foundational technologies, cloud infrastructure, and software systems. The organization powers global retail operations across Walmart U.S., Sam's Club, and Walmart International, delivering customer experiences and enterprise services worldwide. Operating across multiple global hubs, it unites engineering, data science, product design, and artificial intelligence to digitally transform retail.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 25000+ employees
- Founded
- 2011
- Location
- Bentonville, Arkansas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Executive Vice President, Global Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer
Executive Vice President, AI Acceleration, Product and Design
Senior Vice President and Tech Operating Partner, Walmart International