(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

13d•$110,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

You are right for the job if you are comfortable with System design, Architecture, deep technical Linux, networking topics, and distributed architectures. You will work cross-functionally amongst a variety of teams and be a core contributor in every significant engineering service or solution that we deliver to our stakeholders. You will excel if you have enthusiasm for digging deep, and a flare for sharp technical communication, prioritization, and organization. You will work directly with our Software Engineering teams to build our next generation “always up” cloud-based e-commerce/Retail and Enterprise platform. 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. What you'll do... On Call responsibilities to help minimize MTTD and MTTR of SRE product Experience with containerization and container platforms. (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Docker EE, OpenShift, Mesosphere) Should have skills to understand debugging info , “Drain” traffic away from a cluster, Rollback a bad software push , block or rate limiting unwanted traffic, bring up additional serving capacity thru autoscaling features and use the monitoring systems(for alerting and dashboards) Engage with enterprise and business/infrastructure functions to establish, track, and optimize operational metrics and targets in line with SRE principles (SLO/SLI, Latency percentiles , error budgets, tech debt and setup alert guidelines ) Programming/Tooling and Automation experience in one or more of the following languages: Golang, Java, Python, Typescript, Node and Shell . Good understanding of Kafka internals , SQL/noSQL databases like Cassandra , Elasticsearch and Postgress and In-Memory Caching frameworks like Memcached . Influence, design and create new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems. Design, write and build tools to improve the reliability, latency, availability and scalability of Walmart e-commerce/Retail and Enterprise products. Engender reliability and availability starting with metrics and measurements. Enable scaling by providing tools, developing training and/or augmenting processes. Build tools/automate to prevent re-occurrence of problem to mission critical products/services. Augment existing instrumentation to build a cohesive picture of the characteristics of our systems with special attention to points of failure. Participate in capacity planning, demand forecasting, software performance analysis and system tuning. Develop a deep understanding of the numerous services and applications that come together to deliver Walmart e-commerce/Retail and Enterprise products Working knowledge on any of the Observability tools and enterprise monitoring solutions like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Prometheus etc. Root-cause analysis complex problems involving multiple parties, networks, hardware, and software that relate to scaling and performance. Secure the system from issues, be they real, perceived, or notional.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree with 12+ years of experience in Computer Science or related field.
Proficient in any of the programming languages like Java, GoLang, etc
Experience in designing, investigating, analysing, and troubleshooting large-scale enterprise systems.
Methodical and systematic problem-solving approach, combined with a solid awareness of ownership, initiative, and drive.
Fluency with running services at scale; In depth understanding of Unix systems internals and networking.
Networking knowledge and in depth understanding of network concepts, such as different protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, etc.), MAC addresses, IP packets, DNS, OSI layers, and load balancing).
Understanding of Unix/Linux systems from kernel to shell and beyond, taking in system libraries, file systems, and client-server protocols along the way.
Experience administering Linux systems in a production environment.
Experience with distributed version control like Git or similar
Experience with IaaS and PaaS providers such as AWS, AZURE OpenStack, GCP
Experience with containerisation and container platforms. (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Docker EE, OpenShift, Mesosphere).
Experience with enterprise monitoring solutions like AppDynamics, New Relic, Prometheus, Graphite, Grafana, Nagios, Sensu and Splunk
Familiarity with continuous integration/deployment processes and tools such as Jenkins, Maven, Nexus, etc.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area
We value candidates with a 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.
The ideal candidate would have 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

On Call responsibilities to help minimize MTTD and MTTR of SRE product
Experience with containerization and container platforms. (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Docker EE, OpenShift, Mesosphere)
Should have skills to understand debugging info , “Drain” traffic away from a cluster, Rollback a bad software push , block or rate limiting unwanted traffic, bring up additional serving capacity thru autoscaling features and use the monitoring systems(for alerting and dashboards)
Engage with enterprise and business/infrastructure functions to establish, track, and optimize operational metrics and targets in line with SRE principles (SLO/SLI, Latency percentiles , error budgets, tech debt and setup alert guidelines )
Programming/Tooling and Automation experience in one or more of the following languages: Golang, Java, Python, Typescript, Node and Shell
Good understanding of Kafka internals , SQL/noSQL databases like Cassandra , Elasticsearch and Postgress and In-Memory Caching frameworks like Memcached
Influence, design and create new architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale enterprise systems.
Design, write and build tools to improve the reliability, latency, availability and scalability of Walmart e-commerce/Retail and Enterprise products.
Engender reliability and availability starting with metrics and measurements.
Enable scaling by providing tools, developing training and/or augmenting processes.
Build tools/automate to prevent re-occurrence of problem to mission critical products/services.
Augment existing instrumentation to build a cohesive picture of the characteristics of our systems with special attention to points of failure.
Participate in capacity planning, demand forecasting, software performance analysis and system tuning.
Develop a deep understanding of the numerous services and applications that come together to deliver Walmart e-commerce/Retail and Enterprise products
Working knowledge on any of the Observability tools and enterprise monitoring solutions like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Prometheus etc.
Root-cause analysis complex problems involving multiple parties, networks, hardware, and software that relate to scaling and performance.
Secure the system from issues, be they real, perceived, or notional.

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.
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.
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.