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Walmart Principal Software Engineer United States, California, Sunnyvale 57333759
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What you'll do...
What you'll do...
We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join Item read and Rollups 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 large team of engineers. You will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements.
What You’ll Do:
As a Principal Software Engineer for Item Read and Rollups team at Walmart, 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.
- Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team.
- Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
Architectural Leadership:
- Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
- Architect complex software systems, 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 Architects, 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:
- Ideally 8+ experience in software development, focusing on building large scale distributed systems.
- Experience with Java, JavaRx, Kafka, Spring framework, Cassandra, Cache.
- Proven ability in building large scale backend applications.
- Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
- Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.
- Familiarity with public cloud technologies such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience operating software running on a containerized platform (Docker, Kubernetes, etc..)
- Experience in continuous integration and delivery.
- Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.
Benefits & Perks:
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.
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
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
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...Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Preferred Qualifications...
640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
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