Walmart Principal Software Engineer 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

320350689

What you'll do...

• You are a problem solver with critical thinking.
• You are a team player, like to collaborate with cross-function teams and influence others.
• You can overview from high-level and deep dive into details with complex subjects.
• You have an enthusiasm in technology.
• You’re organized, disciplined, and can lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• You have high standards in quality and operation excellence.
• You are always looking for challenges and willing to learn.

This Principal Engineer role is responsible for leading design and development of mission critical components of distributed platform, where performance, high quality and precision are revered values. The platform supports the needs of managed services as well as imminent advent of self-serve.

This is a hands-on role and so we are looking with an exceptional and experienced coder first. In addition, you will take on a role of either in-house Scala, OOP and Data Pipelines expert, who will help us build systems that are fast, maintainable and elegant, or someone who will take on defining architecture and methodology and bring clarity to broadly defined problems. Ideally you have elements of both.

What you'll do:

• Providing technical direction and expertise to the team.
• In this role you will be acting as a mentor and a guide to 2-3 mid-to-junior engineers.
• Looking for exceptional and experienced coder.

What you'll bring:

• 8+ years of experience in software development, focusing on big data processing and distributed systems.
• Proficient in Scala or Java, spark, HQL and SQL.
• Deep knowledge in Hadoop ecosystem, like HDFS, Hive, MapReduce, presto etc.
• Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent data analytics skills and ability to explore and identify data issues.
• Ability to explain complex subjects in layman’s terms.
• Experience with distributed version control like Git or similar.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/deployment processes and tools such as Jenkins and Maven.
• Familiar with public cloud technologies in Google Cloud Platform, especially big query, GCS and Dataproc.
• Good to have experience with ETL pipelines.
• Some exposure to machine learning and data science is good to have.
• Good to have experience in AdTech and targeting but not mandatory.

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.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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 at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J . The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) - Stock equity incentives 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...

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related field
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