Staff, Software Engineer, Web

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

14d

About The Position

Position Summary... What you'll do... Immigration Sponsorship is not available in this role About Team The Walmart Emerging-Tech group is a group charted to drive the creation of the next generation retail and shopping experiences for both online and in-store. The group leads Walmart’s efforts in the areas of Emerging Content, XR, Conversational AI, Voice Assistants, and more. As the Emerging Content team, we are building completely new capabilities to allow our customers discover and interact with products online. In addition to the end-user experiences the group also builds platform APIs and tools to enable other teams leverage next-generation content. What you’ll do: Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions to ensure engineering best practices. Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team. Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices. Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements. Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met. Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, functional testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration. Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence. Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options. Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables. Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence. Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship. Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones. Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams. Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

Requirements

8+ experience in software development, focusing on building Frontend Websites/Sharable Widgets.
Expertise in Javascript/TypeScript, frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, and working with React Router and Redux.
Proficiency in API integration and development, Node.js, GQL, Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.
Familiarity with public cloud technologies such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base.
Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.
Risk analysis methodologies - Cost Analysis; Business objectives; Classification of requirements; Domain Knowledge; User stories concepts; Functional / Non-Functional Requirements.
Coding standards and guidelines; Coding languages (E.g. TypeScript, JavaScript etc.), frameworks (E.g. React, Selenium, etc.), Platforms (E.g. Microsoft Azure etc.); Quality, Safety and Security standards; Emerging tools and technologies; Telemetry; CI / CD; Code Management Tools; SDLC; Secure SDL frameworks and tools.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 3 years' experience in software engineering

Responsibilities

Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions to ensure engineering best practices.
Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team.
Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, functional testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration.
Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.
Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options.
Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.
Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence.
Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.
Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.
Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams.
Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.