Principal, Software Engineer - Android

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

61d • $143,000 - $286,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Walmart Global Tech is looking to hire a Principal, Software Engineer (Android) for their Marketplace Engineering team. This role involves building industry-defining seller and customer experiences to grow the marketplace platform. The position offers the opportunity to significantly impact Walmart's customers and sellers by providing Seller Mobile Apps and capabilities to associates supporting all segments of Walmart. Ideal candidates are those who feel a personal stake in their work, love customer experience, enjoy solving complex problems, have a passion for quality, foster strong relationships, build trust, and prioritize team success.

Requirements

• 14+ years of experience in object-oriented design and software development.
• 14+ years’ experience with Pure native development.
• 6+ years’ experience on Kotlin for Android developer.
• 3+ years’ experience on WebView or Hybrid Mobile application development.
• Understanding of MVVM and clean architecture.
• Shipped one or more Android applications which are still available in the Playstore.
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and communication skills.
• Technical lead for team.
• Familiarity and comfort with compilers, linkers, build systems, and project configuration.
• A desire to work in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• OR 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
• Creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and joining us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement sophisticated features in Walmart Android applications.
• Work closely with product and design teams to optimize the experience for the Android platform.
• Analyze and optimize Android applications.
• Experiment with new technologies and features and build quick prototypes.
• Participate in managing code & configurations for multiple environments, release management process, creating and maintaining environment configuration and controls, code integrity and work closely with the platform team.
• Analyze business requirements, storyboards, and similar artifacts of the scrum process, working in an agile development environment with a quick turnaround time and iterative builds.
• Lead the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high-level designs.
• Lead the work of other small groups of three to five engineers.
• Troubleshoot business and production issues.
• Ensure inclusion of business vision and industry trends to enable results that drive business.
• Problem-solve and troubleshoot design and development issues and provide appropriate solutions.
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Enforce quality code and follow SOLID principles.
• Utilize industry research to improve Walmart's technology environment.

Benefits

• Incentive awards for performance
• 401(k) match
• Stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO
• Multiple health plans
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Company-paid life insurance
• Paid sick leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• Voting leave
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Associate degree