Senior Software Engineer

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

10d

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer participates in medium- to large-scale software projects, translating requirements into technical solutions and developing, testing, and delivering code. The role includes collaborating with project and cross-functional teams, troubleshooting issues, conducting design and code reviews, supporting business users, and contributing to high-level project design. The engineer also provides guidance to other engineers, performs root cause analysis, and helps implement business solutions while following company policies and standards.

Requirements

Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering (any), or a related field, plus 2 years of experience in a large-scale enterprise software development environment; OR a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in one of those fields, plus 5 years of such experience.
Experience designing and implementing REST API web services using Java.
Experience with unit and functional testing frameworks, including JUnit and Mockito.
Experience maintaining version control using Git.
Experience with the MySQL relational database management system.
Experience with object-oriented programming in Java and Python.
Experience designing and implementing client-server and mobile systems architecture.
Experience with Azure Cosmos DB NoSQL database.
Experience using an agile development lifecycle and project management.
Experience using distributed and highly scalable data pipelines, including Kafka.

Responsibilities

Review project requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Gather project information and artifacts, including design documents, product requirements, and wireframes.
Write and develop code, conduct unit testing, communicate status and issues, troubleshoot bugs, and support on-time delivery and handoffs.
Collaborate with project and cross-functional teams and provide input to project plans.
Guide small groups of engineers on assigned projects by providing documents, direction, and examples; identifying solutions and timelines; reviewing proposals; and conducting design and code reviews.
Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information, engaging support teams, developing and carrying out action plans, interpreting results, documenting outcomes, and conducting root cause analysis.
Support the business by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues and facilitating resolutions.
Participate in discovery for medium- to large-scale projects and develop high-level designs with product management, project management, business, and user experience teams, obtaining cross-functional approvals.
Apply current expertise and best practices, advise and guide others, align work with customer and business needs, and build commitment for recommendations.
Support business solutions by building stakeholder partnerships, identifying needs, carrying out processes, monitoring results, identifying improvement opportunities, and adapting to changing demands and responsibilities.
Model compliance with company policies, procedures, mission, values, and ethical standards.