(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

3d•$110,000 - $286,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a passionate and innovative software engineer to join Traffic Foundation within Walmart’s Global Technology Platform group. Traffic Foundation is empowering application teams at Walmart to reach their customers in the fastest, most efficient way possible. We build and design systems handling millions of requests per second, play a critical role in scaling Walmart systems under the extremely high-traffic situations, and provide tools to accelerate, secure, and distribute traffic to all the right places. In this role, you will get to design and build high-performance, distributed systems, at massive scale. Working with teams across E-Commerce, Stores, and everything in between to make Walmart technology the fastest and most resilient in the industry. This critical role will be responsible for leading and participating in medium to large scale, complex, cross functional projects. Capable of taking complex problem domains, dissecting them until they’re well understood and delivering excellently engineered solutions. About Team: Building the right technology foundation for Infrastructure & platforms is vital to success at the scale of Walmart. Our team builds and maintains the foundational technologies that support the tech organization. Included in this are data platforms, enterprise architecture, DevOps, cloud computing, and infrastructure. All of these products and services are supported by scalable and powerful infrastructure, ensuring a secure and seamless employee and customer experience across stores, digital channels, and distribution centers.

Requirements

8+ years of professional experience in software engineering
Experience building Layer 4 and 7 orchestration/routing/load balancing systems
Managed systems with >1K servers
Built high-performance HTTP proxies and caches
Experience with cloud (Azure/Go preferred)
DevOps experience
Clear understanding of TCP/HTTP request/response protocols/lifecycle
4+ Experience in a language such as Go/Rust/C++/Java
Ability to interact effectively with a variety of business and technical stakeholders
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including writing technical documentation
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.
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.
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.
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

Involved in planning of system, development, and deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards
Drives technical vision and influences product roadmap and vision
Implement large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects
Leads the discovery phase of large projects to develop high level design
Supervise the work of cross-functional groups of engineers, including offshore associates
Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues
Supports business objectives and ensures the business needs are being met
Develops Innovation strategies, processes, and best practices by leading internal technical teams; partnering with cross-functional teams across the business; developing assessments of key opportunities; documenting project scopes; developing long-range plans and project timelines; communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization; and resolving technology differences across teams through informed discussions.

Benefits

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.
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.