Staff, Software Engineer, Streaming and Messaging

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

13d•$143,000 - $286,000

About The Position

Walmart's Global Tech Platform team helps thousands of developers save time and code better, so that millions of Walmart associates can help hundreds of millions of customers save money and live better. We sustain millions of transactions per second, process petabytes of data, and enable tens of thousands of production deployments per day. We simplify the complexities of scale and unify software development for all aspects of the business, digital and physical. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer on our Streaming and Messaging Systems team whose mission is to remove the complexity of provisioning, operating, and maintaining cloud-based streaming services by providing an automated, lights- out, self-healing solution. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and maintenance for the platform backend services that drive e-commerce for the world’s largest retailer. You will be leading large organizations in building the next- generation, cloud-based streaming technology capable of supporting transactions for e-commerce and retail stores. We are a progressive technology group working in an agile environment that is looking for technologists who want to solve complex, high-scale business problems. You must have a go-getter attitude, excellent communication, and a belief that the customer is first. We are looking for an engineer who believes in delivering solid, robust solutions with a sense of ownership.

Requirements

5 plus years of software development and/or DevOps Experience in related field (Messaging, Streaming)
Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field
Extensive knowledge in deployment automation tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Nomad, etc.)
Extensive knowledge in Distributed Systems and the challenges that come with them
Strong Rust/C++/Java skill sets
Designs, Scopes, and Builds large projects with large teams
Git or a similar version control tools
Strong understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban)
Strong understanding of continuous integration and delivery (Jenkins, GitOps, etc)
Strong understanding of testing frameworks (JUnit, Cucumber, or similar) and concepts (CHO, Integration, Unit, etc )
Strong understanding of large scale data platforms
Design and Documentation Skills
Bachelor of Science and 5 years' experience in software engineering OR Master of Science and 2 years' experience in software engineering OR PhD and 6 years' experience.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Strong Experience with building high scale queueing and messaging systems (Kafka, MQ, JMS) at scale
Proficiency with Java, Garbage Collection Systems, and Multi-threading
Experience with Relational, Document, and Distributed Databases (Cassandra, MySQL, CosmosDB, Spanner, or Dynamo)
Open source contribution
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.

Responsibilities

Leading the design, development, and maintenance for the platform backend services
Building next- generation, cloud-based streaming technology capable of supporting transactions for e-commerce and retail stores