Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart is a people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. The Associate GenAI Platform team is responsible for building GenAI solutions to improve the associate experience, productivity, and drive the GenAI transformation.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Software Engineer directly reporting to Director of Software Engineering. In this individual contributor role, your are expected to be hands-on coding 80% of your time. Also, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our products and systems. with responsibilities including leading the creation and maintenance of technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements, and architecting complex software systems to ensure performance, security, and scalability needs are met.

Additionally, the role involves providing hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, and establishing and enforcing coding standards through thorough code reviews.

About Team:

Our team is focused on developing a streamlined, dependable company that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and Associate Digital Experience (ADE). We also provide a variety of services such as procurement, supplier portfolio management, merchandising master data, and analytics. From developing HR chatbots and virtual assistants to creating invoice solutions and facilitating legal changes, we help drive efficiency across Walmart globally.

What you'll do:

This is a vital role with significant growth prospect. You will have work to do from day one and you will be counted on to create opportunities that aligns with the overall organization goals. Some of this role key responsibilities are but not limited to:

* Architectural Leadership:
Lead the creation and maintenance of our front-end and full-stack technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.

* System Design and Scalability:
Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.

* Technical Guidance and Mentoring:
Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

* Cross-functional Collaboration:

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, Dev Ops, and engineering.

* Code Review and Standards:
Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices through thorough code reviews.

* Innovation and Research:
Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

* Project Management and Delivery:
Collaborate with project managers to define project scopes, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with architectural goals.

* Collaborative Communication:
Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, promoting a culture of open communication and collaboration.

What you'll bring:

Some of the skills needed for this role are but not limited to:

* Extensive experience in mobile and web development with React, React Native, Node.js, and Python.

* Extensive experience in automated testing of mobile and web applications

* Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base.

* A clear vision for front-end and full-stack architecture design and effective communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders.

* Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.

* Understanding of distributed technologies, public cloud technologies, scalable platforms, full stack development, ML- platforms, NLU, Generative AI and Operational Excellence.

* Strong skills in Data Modeling of a complex domain.

* Business acumen; combining technical vision with business insights.

About Walmart Global Tech

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