Staff, Software Engineer
Walmart

What you'll do at

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Team Description

The Search Indexing Platform team is instrumental in facilitating search functionality on Walmart's global sites and applications. We build robust, scalable data pipelines and services, directly influencing key business metrics. Our team harnesses structured and semi-structured data from various sources including product catalogs, inventory systems, social web platforms, transaction records, and query logs. Operating at an unparalleled scale, we devise solutions for critical business issues, catering to the demands of millions of Walmart customers worldwide.

Job Summary

We are in search of a Staff Software Engineer possessing strong expertise in Big Data technologies to be a part of our Search Indexing Platform team. This role is hands-on and demands superior coding skills, robust architectural and design abilities, and the capability of guiding and mentoring a small team of engineers. You will be at the forefront, leading, designing, and developing both business and technology initiatives that address and resolve mission-critical business challenges faced by Walmart customers.

What you'll do

• Lead and participate in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project, product and business requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; designing robust and scalable architectures; writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects; ensuring on-time delivery;
• Provide technical direction, architecture leadership and expertise to the team.
• Lead by example. Show your chops as an exceptional and experienced developer, including thoughtful code reviews, testing, rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes.
• Participate in the discovery phase of medium- to large-sized projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, project management, business, user experience teams, and engineering teams.
• Contribute in all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause) and performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues.

What you'll bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 6 years of experience, or Master's degree in Computer Science and 4 years of experience in building highly distributed, scalable, and fault tolerant Data Pipelines and Java applications.
• Strong hands-on programming experience using Java or another object-oriented language.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and overseeing large-scale distributed applications, with a focus on scalability, availability, and fault tolerance, utilizing big data technologies such as Spark, Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis.
• Strong grasp of distributed systems architecture and design principles.
• Advanced knowledge of intricate software design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.

Additional Qualifications:

• Proficient in monitoring and analyzing application performance, stability, and success rates, and utilizing data-driven insights to enhance overall performance.
• Exceptional technical debugging and production support capabilities.
• Skilled in scripting using shell or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and best practices.
• Experience in agile development methodology.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies, particularly Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Capable of operating efficiently and autonomously in a dynamic and fluid environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills to facilitate effective collaboration.
• Exposure to information retrieval, statistics, and machine learning concepts.

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.

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.

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 $143,000.00-$286,000.00
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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 and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 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 2 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...

680 West California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4834, 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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