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Staff, Software Engineer (Back End) | Marketplace | Sunnyvale

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Walmart

Staff, Software Engineer (Back End) | Marketplace | Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale, CA

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

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We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join Global Marketplace Engineering team. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor a team of engineers. You will play a key role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture with lead architect, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements.

About Team :

Marketplace Engineering team is at the forefront of building core platforms and services to enable Walmart to deliver vast selection at competitive prices and with best-in-class customer experience by enabling third-party sellers to the marketplace platform, sell and manage their products to our customers on walmart.com. We do this by managing the entire seller lifecycle, monitoring customer experience, and deliver high- value insights to our sellers to help them plan their assortment, price, inventory. The team also actively collaborates with partner platform teams to ensure we continue to deliver the best experience to our sellers and our customers.

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What you'll do :

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to

  • Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions to ensure engineering best practices.
  • Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
  • Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
  • Architect complex software systems (data/backend), ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.

Software Craftsmanship:

  • Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration.
  • Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.

Technical Documentation:

  • Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options.
  • Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.

Engineering Advocacy:

  • Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence.
  • Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.

Project Leadership:

  • Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

  • Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Innovation and Research:

  • Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

What you'll Bring :

  • B.Tech. / B.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science
  • 10 - 14 years of experience in design and development of highly-scalable applications and platform development in product based companies or R&D divisions.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
  • 7+ of years hands-on experience building full stack applications using - Java, Springboot, Microservices
  • 5+ years of experience in systems design, algorithms, and distributed systems.
  • Extensive years of experience in RDMBS/ NoSQL databases, Enterprise Messaging Application (Kafka) and Big data (Spark)
  • Hands-on experience in designing and implementing cloud-native Microservices Architecture and related stacks using containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
  • Well versed in TDD,BDD methodologies and the enabling tools and technologies - JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, CI/CD etc.
  • Proficiency in Agile methodologies and DevOps
  • CI/CD development environments/tools: Git, Maven, Jenkins
  • Experience with performance testing tools e.g. Jmeter, LoadRunner etc .
  • Experience with Architectural patterns for High Availability, performance,
  • Scale our Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Security Architecture.
  • Exposure to cloud infrastructures, such as Open Stack, Azure, GCP, or AWS
  • Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly.
  • Proficient in new and emerging technologies.
  • Strong hands-on development skills to prototype technical solutions.
  • Must be a proven performer and team player who enjoys challenging
  • assignment with high enery in fast growing environment.
  • Strong engineering mindset who can drive design and development of
  • automated monitoring, alerting and self healing system
  • Exposure to cloud infrastructures, such as Open Stack, Azure, GCP, or AWS
  • Ability to balance the long-term "big picture" and short term implications of design decisions.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.

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.

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.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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.

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.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

- Stock

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...

840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America

Client-provided location(s): Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Job ID: Walmart-8261_R-2002738
Employment Type: Other