• Classification of requirements; Domain Knowledge; User stories concepts; Functional / Non-Functional Requirements; Scoping and Estimation
• To analyze the requirements/updates/modifications for alignment with business objectives and priorities.
• Articulate the impact of the proposed solution on business and its ability to address requirements.
• Mediate conflicting requirements of the various stakeholders. Guide teams to assess feasibility of new requirements.
• Prioritize the product/solution requirements to drive creation of Minimum viable Product (MVP) to meet the core requirements.
• Proactively identify areas for product enhancements, new features and updates based on customer requirements/ feedback.
• Contribute to the creation of user stories for complex requirements across the domain (For agile methodology). Direct and guide scoping for epics and user stories, make decisions on tradeoffs
  To explore relevant products/solutions from an existing repertoire, which can address business/technical needs.
• Assess gaps/ updates/ modifications between the customer/business expectations and the existing product/solutions (in case of agile methodology, for the iteration).
• Classify the requirements into applicable types (For example - Functional/Non-Functional, Derived/Imposed/Emergent etc.).
• Anticipate the solution risks / issues during requirements gathering phase, inform relevant stakeholders and recommend corrective steps.
• Contribute to the creation of user stories for component/ application/ complex (For agile methodology).

What you'll bring:

• To be a technical lead, design, develop and lead multiple Business or Technology driven projects with small to medium sized teams to support new functionalities and user experiences.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping architectural decisions, championing scalable and efficient solutions to meet present and future needs.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership and mentorship to your teammates, other teams and engineers.
• Take ownership, lead and contribute across the technical stack to improve speed of delivery, developer productivity and related goals.
• Drive Availability, Quality, Performance, and Resiliency related goals with your team.
• Demonstrate craftsmanship and produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed and checked in regularly for continuous integration.
• Investigate and build proof-of-concept prototypes utilizing new technologies and drive their adoption within the mainstream product.
• Identify, leverage, and successfully evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity, product quality and efficiency.
• Build, leverage, and analyze tools, application logs, and analytics data to determine improvements to the product and engineering services.
• Set high standards for operational excellence and system observability.
• Drive a culture of accountability, ownership, and inclusivity within the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science and 8+ years' experience in software engineering OR Master of Science and 3 years' experience in software engineering
• 8 years of experience with developing and supporting complex systems using Java of programming language

• 6+ years of experience with Java/JEE, Spring Framework
• 6+ years of experience with Spark, Scala. Airflow
• 6+ years of experience with Databases: Relational (Azure SQL Server, Postgres),
• 6+ years of experience with Cloud: Azure/GCP Cloud Platform, Cloud Storage
• 6+ years of experience with micro-services architectures, event-based architecture (Kafka), Kubernetes, Docker)
• Monitoring & Alerting: Dynatrace, Splunk etc.
• CI/CD experience
• Experience with TDD and automated testing frameworks
• Experience with DevOps
• Experience working in a KPI driven highly agile environment

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with big data technologies
• Retail/Supply Chain and Replenishment experience

Solution Design:
Requires knowledge of:
Software architecture; Distributed systems; Scalability; Design patterns; Disaster Recovery; Tech Stacks; Minimum Viable Product- MVP; Non-Functional Requirements; Detailed Design
To assist in creation of simple, modular, extensible and functional design for the product/solution in adherence to the requirements. Evaluate trade-offs while designing across multiple components in a product based on the business requirements. Convert HLD to create detailed design using mock screens, pseudo codes and detailed functional logic of the modules for specific modules / components of a product. Understand nuances of designing for disaster recovery. Design and create MVP to clarify requirements and design and uncover risks. Independently refine the MVP design for early defects and revised customer requirements.

Coding:
Requires knowledge of:
Coding standards and guidelines; Coding languages (E.g. Java, Python), frameworks(E.g. Spark, Scala, Spring, Spring-boot etc.), and Platforms (E.g. Microsoft Azure, GCP); Quality, Safety and Security (PCI etc.) standards; Emerging tools and technologies; Telemetry; CI / CD; Code Management Tools; SDLC; Secure SDL frameworks and tools
To create/configure simple, testable, maintainable code for entire component/application and ensure the components are meeting business/technical requirements, non-functional requirements, low-maintainability, high-availability and high-scalability needs. Assist in the selection of appropriate languages, development standards and tools for software coding/configuration. Take initiative to learn the fundamentals of different coding languages and frameworks that would be useful for future scope of work. Build scripts for automation of repetitive and routine tasks in CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery), Testing or any other process (as applicable). Implement telemetry features as required independently. Ensure security policy requirements are properly applied to components/application during code development/configuration.

Testing:
Requires knowledge of:
Test case preparation; Test Objectives; Test Strategy; Test types; Test tools (Automation - Selenium, Agile - Jira); Test Environment; Root cause analysis; Code Coverage; Test Coverage.
To map the customer requirements in to test objectives. Identify and create test cases for the component/module. Execute test cases to test the code and detect errors and defects for the entire component by leveraging relevant test automation techniques. Execute different types of testing using appropriate testing tools based on the testing needs.

Program metrics:
Requires knowledge of :
Program metrics; Program Reporting, logging tools and processes; Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CICD)
To provide support to relevant stakeholders to drive adherence to performance metrics of the program for different projects. Take appropriate measures when required to bring program health on track in case of adversity. Provide inputs to improve the throughput, efficiency, and effectiveness of programs. Manage CICD through tracking and reviewing deployment schedules and guiding team throughout the process.

Defect Management and Troubleshooting:
Requires knowledge of:
Defect life-cycle process, defect tracking tools and methodologies; Defect reporting; Regression testing; Root cause analysis; Root cause corrective action.
To conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and root cause corrective action (RCCA) to identify the origin of defects/ performance gaps and prevent them from recurring. Track registered issues for the product/solution and prioritize them for resolution. Measure usability of the product/solution as per customer/business requirement after defect fixing and plugging test gaps. Analyze the issues and plan a series of steps which potentially includes reconfiguration, integration, removal or addition of application components to enhance the application's functionality, usability and security.

DevOps Orientation:
Requires knowledge of:
Different operating systems; Software maintenance tools and techniques; Application monitoring tools and techniques; Debugging tools; Mock screen; Pseudocodes; Reverse Engineering; Traceability matrix; System performance, security, integration; Data migration and accessibility; Design Methodologies; Telemetry.
To define the metrics to be tracked for effective monitoring of application performance. Lead application maintenance (corrective, adaptive, perfective) and re-engineering plans and activities and the development of documentation and training material. Drive application changes and enhancements, lead problem identification, technical impact analysis of maintenance activities.

About Walmart General/Not Function Specific
Sam Walton opened the first Sam's Club in 1983 to meet a growing need among customers who wanted to buy merchandise in bulk. Since then, Sam's Club has grown rapidly, opening more than 600 clubs in the U.S. and 100 clubs internationally. By offering affordable, wholesale merchandise to members, Sam's Club helps make saving simple for families and small business owners. Sam's Club employs about 110,000 associates in the U.S. The average club is 134,000 square feet and offers bulk groceries and general merchandise. Most clubs also have specialty services, such as a pharmacy, an optical department, a photo center, or a tire and battery center.

Future Ways of Working:
Our company's success can be attributed to our employees. While technology has allowed us to be effective while working remotely, there is no substitute for being in the office together; it helps to shape our culture, collaborate, innovate, build relationships, and move more quickly. We strive to provide flexibility in order to promote a healthy work-life balance but recognize that in-person interactions are important to our culture and shared success. We'll meet in person on a regular and purposeful basis.

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:
Sam's Club 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.

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 Sam's Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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 .

- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company 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 $110,000.00-$220,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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...

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America