Principal, Software Engineer | Marketplace

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Software Engineer, where you will lead a talented team in architecting and building large-scale systems. This hands-on role offers the chance to shape the future of technology in retail, ensuring high-quality software development and promoting engineering excellence. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and enhance the customer experience while driving best practices in software craftsmanship. With a focus on mentorship and technical leadership, you'll play a crucial role in delivering impactful solutions that reach millions. Embrace a flexible hybrid work environment that values collaboration and innovation.

Benefits

401(k) Match

Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Maternity Leave

Paid Parental Leave

PTO

Multiple Health Plans

Performance Bonuses

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software development and architecture.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring best practices.
• Lead the creation of technical architecture aligned with business goals.

Skills

Software Development

Architecting Large Scale Systems

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices Architecture

REST

GraphQL

ReactJS/Redux

Cloud Technologies

Technical Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Appium

Selenium

Rest Assured

Gatling

Job description

Position Summary...

**Immigration Sponsorship is not available in this role & location. **

About Team:

The Marketplace Engineering team is at the forefront of building core platforms and services to enable Walmart to deliver vast selection at competitive prices and with best-in-class customer experience by enabling third-party sellers to the marketplace platform, sell and manage their products to our customers on walmart.com. We do this by managing the entire seller lifecycle, monitoring customer experience, and delivering high-value insights to our sellers to help them plan their assortment, price, and inventory. The team also actively collaborates with partner platform teams to ensure we continue to deliver the best experience to our sellers and our customers.

What you'll do:

We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join the Global Marketplace Engineering team. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor a team of engineers. You will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• 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.

Architectural Leadership:

• Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
• Architect complex software systems (data/backend), ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.

Software Craftsmanship:

• Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration.
• Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.

Technical Documentation:

• Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options.
• Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.

Engineering Advocacy:

• 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.

Project Leadership:

• 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.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Innovation and Research:

• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

What you’ll Bring:

• 15+ years of experience in software development, focusing on architecting and building large scale distributed systems with 99.99% uptime.
• 5+ years of experience in building UI applications.
• Experience in multiple stack technologies Java, Spring Boot, etc.
• Experience in microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST and GraphQL. Exposure to Python and ML is a plus.
• Proficiency in Backend technologies (API development, GQL, Node.js), and Frontend technologies (ReactJS/Redux, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3).
• Understanding of SaaS or PaaS or IaaS industry with hands-on experience with public or private cloud offerings such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience and fluency with relational/non-relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, Cassandra, Cosmos, etc.).
• Experience using any of the automation tool set like Appium, Selenium, Jira, Rest Assured, AssetJ, Gatling, etc. or equivalent tools.
• Well versed in TDD, BDD methodologies and the enabling tools and technologies - JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, CI/CD etc. Automated deployment experience is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of complex software design, cloud application development, event-driven architectures, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, Cloud Cost-optimization, and algorithms.
• Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.
• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

About Walmart Global Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity - unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include - Stock.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

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. 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.

Primary Location...

840 W California Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America