Senior, Software Engineer (Back End)

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer at Walmart, you will design and develop scalable services to enrich journey context, strengthening 1:1 hyper-personalized experience. This system plays a very important role in providing recommendations based on current user context. Our Personalization team at Walmart is dedicated to the mission of knowing our customers better and making it frictionless and faster for them to get what they want while building a trusted partnership with Walmart. We help bring a seamless experience to our customers irrespective of how and where they engage with us – while shopping online or picking groceries at stores. We thrive to provide each customer with a journey tailored to their individual needs, preferences and routines. We operate at the intersection of huge Walmart assortment, millions of customers, thousands of stores and Walmart associates - a multi-layer multi-objective problem space which has a unique impact on Global customer base and powers assisted AI for our associates.

Requirements

3-5 years of Software Engineer experience (with Master's degree)
4-6 years of Software Engineer experience (with Bachelor's degree)
Java and/or Python a must
Knowledge of Distribution Systems
Strong Expertise in Java, Object Oriented & Functional Programming, Design Patterns.
In depth knowledge of No-SQL and RDBMS technologies.
Proficient with event driven architecture using Kafka.
Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures and algorithms.
Working knowledge in container and cloud native technologies – Kubernetes, Docker.
Bachelor'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.
5 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 1 year's 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

Participate in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project, product and business requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirement)
Design robust and scalable architectures; writing and developing code; conducting unit testing
Communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders and collaborate with cross functional teams
Troubleshoot open issues and bug-fixes
Enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects while ensuring on-time delivery

Benefits

Incentive awards for performance
401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Competitive pay
Performance bonuses
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
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.