Walmart Distinguished Architect 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

979324470

What you'll do...

As the Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our products and systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor and guide engineering professionals, and drive innovation to deliver high-quality, scalable, and robust software products.

• Create and maintenance of the product technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.

• Design and oversee the development of scalable and fault-tolerant distributed systems that can handle high volumes of data and traffic with strong focus on Quality Attributes (e.g., performance, security, scalability, reliability etc.) and building sustainable products.

• Design data processing pipelines and frameworks to efficiently ingest, transform, and analyze large datasets from diverse sources.

• Establish and maintain the product architecture capability map.

• Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Design, Various Data Provider teams, business stakeholders, and external stakeholders.

• Do proof-of-concepts and provide strategic & technical recommendations in various products areas.

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

• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders on specific product areas.

• Collaborate with product and business leaders throughout the company to ensure that technology initiatives align with business needs.

• Document architectural decisions, design patterns, data engineering and service design standards, policies, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing across the broader organization.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science or closely related discipline.

• 10+ years of software product development experience with 5+ working as an enterprise or solutions architect.

• Thorough understanding of Microservice, Data Mesh Architecture, and Cloud Native Architecture

• Firm grasp of System Design and building Highly Reliable systems with string focus on Operational Excellence

• Track record of building highly scalable Application and Data platforms with strong developer focus.

• Extensive hands-on experience in Contract First/Design First Software Development for Microservices and Data Products, and CI/CD using the Service & Data Contracts

• Broad knowledge across data engineering (e.g., ETL/ELT, data modeling), data governance (e.g., data modeling, data classification, data catalog and lineage), batch and real-time streaming data platforms (e.g., Airflow, Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, dbt), and cloud services (e.g., GCS, BigQuery, Vertex AI, Databricks).

• Expertise in Web Services (REST), API Design, ORM, Spring MVC, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing Platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and Containerization Technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

• Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base.

• Strong track record in an architect role with large-scale software development data backed services and applications.

• A clear vision for architecture design and great communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders.

• Have strong business acumen to be able to bridge technical and business priorities.

• Track record of collaboration and influence – recognized as a great partner for the business and technology teams.

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.

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.

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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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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The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00-$338,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Stock Minimum Qualifications...

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and6 years’ experience in software engineering, architecture, or related area.Option 2: 8 years’ experience in software engineering, architecture, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...

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