Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

12d•$143,000 - $286,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing new product features, supporting existing implementations and working with product, engineering, & business partners on new innovations. At Walmart, we help people save money, so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make and drives us to create the future of retail. We can’t do that without the best talent – talent that is innovative, curious, and driven to create exceptional experiences for our customers. Walmart Global Tech is a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. The India Development Center is a product & innovation hub for Walmart, with a diverse workforce spread across Bangalore, Chennai, and Gurgaon. Our teams collaborate across the global to build and deploy solutions that enhance our customer experience, improve the lives of our associates, and build value for our business. Data Ventures exists to unlock the full value of Walmart’s data by developing and productizing B2B data initiatives that empower merchants and suppliers to make better, faster decisions for the business. As part of this transformation, we’re seeking entrepreneurial individuals to help drive data productization from concept to deployment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree with 12+ years of experience in Computer Science or related field.
Proven track record of building successful software systems from inception to deployment.
Proven track record of building solutions that solve highly complex business problems.
Outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to make design trade-offs, balancing long-term "big picture" considerations with short-term implications of design decisions.
Expertise in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, CI/CD, and operational excellence best practices.
Effective communication and collaboration skills, including consensus building, conflict resolution, influence, and persuasion skills.
Proven track record of mentoring and coaching engineers in technical problem-solving and career development.
Curiosity and strong ability to learn new domains and technologies.
Proficiency in building REST APIs and frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate.
Experience in designing and developing enterprise solutions in Java/J2EE following multi-tier architecture.
Basic understanding of JavaScript & any one Front end frameworks like React.js & Angular would be preferred.
Experience with containerization technology like Docker, Kubernetes.
Experience in any one of Testing framework is preferred.
Strong understanding of Agile methodology and leveraging SDLC tools to improve development, CI/CD, and testing efficiency (JIRA, Jenkins, GIT, JUnit, Selenium, Lint).
Experience with Azure Cloud Stack, GCP or other cloud stacks.
Knowledge of open-source libraries, design patterns and micro-service architecture.
Hands on knowledge with RDBMS like MySQL, Postgres.
Hands on working experience in any messaging platform like Kafka is preferred.
Excellent understanding of DS/Algorithms, and problem-solving skills.
Experience building customizable, reusable, accessible cross-platform and dynamic frontend components using ReactJS, Angular, JavaScript, Typescript, Node JS/Express JS, HTML and CSS is a plus.
Constant knack of making the applications better by following the right Design Principles.
Knowledge of GraphQL APIs is an added advantage.
Option 1: 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.
Option 2: 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.
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.

Responsibilities

Lead and participates in medium- to large-scale projects by reviewing project requirements, translating requirements into technical solutions, gathering requested information, writing, and developing code, conducting unit testing.
Communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders.
Actively participate and lead the technical requirements analysis, design review, contract closure with cross-functional teams across the globe.
Participate in and identify architectural improvements, code review, best practices, delivering testable, maintainable, and high-quality solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop scalable, high-performance software solutions.
Take ownership of full-stack development, including front-end and back-end components.
Utilize your expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices to create robust and efficient applications.
Mentor/coach other engineers in the team to facilitate their development and to provide technical leadership to them.
Manage and maintain multiple production and non-production environments, ensuring that these environments are setup with the standard automated build and releases processes & deliver with quality, reliability.
Build, leverage and analyze tools, application logs, and analytics data to determine improvements to the product and engineering services.
Monitor the health of web application, work cross-functionally with partner teams such as Site Ops, Network, Storage, Systems, Monitoring & Application team.
Set high standards for operational excellence and system observability.
Encourage a culture of innovation, creativity, and high standards within the team, promoting the adoption of new technologies and best practices.
Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
Ability to break down a product goal into dev deliverables.
Ability to lead our technical relationship with partners and mentor a team of developers.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) 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.