Additionally, the Principal Software Engineer will own tasks to architecting, designing solutions, interfacing with Enterprise Architects, developers and support to escalate, reproduce, validate or debug solutions. You will also be working with other platform teams to help integrate our services into the larger ecosystem. You will identify opportunities in the ecosystem that will help us to unlock higher value for our service offerings, by reducing costs and improving performance. You will be part of a team of highly motivated engineers who work very well together.

About Team:
Building the right technology foundation for Infrastructure & platforms is vital to success at the scale of Walmart. Our team builds and maintains the foundational technologies that support the tech organization. Included in this are data platforms, enterprise architecture, DevOps, cloud computing, and infrastructure. All of these products and services are supported by scalable and powerful infrastructure, ensuring a secure and seamless employee and customer experience across stores, digital channels, and distribution centers.

What you'll do:

• Design, evangelize, advocate for, and optimize cross-functional Cloud and Enterprise Storage solutions that are high performant and cost effective.
• Enable Application teams to follow best practices to deploy on Cloud Platforms and optimize Storage spend and improve efficiency and performance based on utilization.
• Initiate & drive significant architectural solutions/decisions of our Public and Private Cloud that will improve efficiency, performance, and reduce Cloud Storage spend.
• Drive cost optimization initiatives across storage services organization, with a focus on improving performance and next-gen tech stack adoption.
• Build, tune, troubleshoot block, file and object storage systems in high availability storage clusters.
• Design automation for storage optimization and other processes on various cloud platforms.
• Partner with architects in Application and other platform teams and ensure alignment of solutions across the stack.
• Demonstrates creativity and strength in the face of change, obstacles, or adversity.
• Adapt to competing demands and shifting priorities.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and understanding of various cloud abstraction layers to select the right technology for the application storage needs, with a focus on designing solutions that meet the performance requirements at an optimal cost.
• Experience supporting large scale, highly available, production Cloud Storage deployments in public and private cloud environments.
• Experience with any combination of Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, S3, Azure managed disks, Google persistent disks.
• Experience with enterprise storage solutions (such as Pure, NetApp, Portworx) is desirable, with an ability to troubleshoot issues during an incident and drive down the MTTR.
• Experience with software defined storage systems such as Ceph is an added advantage
• Experience with Containers (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Experience in Architecting infra solutions for applications.
• Experience with monitoring, reporting tools and data analytics.
• Good understanding of clustered/distributed systems.
• Experience working with cloud deployments (scaling, resiliency, load balancing etc ) and solid understanding of Service Monitoring, KPI, SLA, Disaster Recovery
• Deep experience with the Linux ecosystem, automation of common tasks, and configuration of systems monitoring tools

Note: Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position in the Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Reston or Hoboken locations.

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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Reston, Virginia US-07759/Hoboken, New Jersey US-10649/Bellevue, Washington US-11075:The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00
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Sunnyvale, California US-08479:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00
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Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 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...

640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America