Principal Software Engineer

Reference: R-2373151

Posted:

Location:

SUNNYVALE, CA, United States; BENTONVILLE, ARSalary: $110000 - $220000/year

Type:
Regular/Permanent Company:
Walmart Principal, Software Engineer We are seeking a talented and passionate Principal, Software Engineer to join our International Technology Organization. The ideal candidate will have experience as a tech lead and strong development background in Micro Service Architectures using backend technologies like Java, Spring Boot, Kafka technologies and a proven track record of delivering high-quality scalable software applications. You will collaborate with our product team, in-house developers, and architects to design, develop, and enhance a reliable and easy-to-maintain backend infrastructure.  

About Team:  Focusing on customer, associate and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico and South Africa to name a few.

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, 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 Dev Ops 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.    What you'll bring:
Ideally 12+ experience in software development, focusing on building large scale distributed systems.   Experience in multiple stack technologies – Java, React Native  Proficiency in API development, Node.js, GQL,   Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.   Proficiency in Kafka, No SQL databases. 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.   Track record in an architect role with large-scale software development data-backed services and applications.   Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.   Hands-on experience with building micro-services and event driven architecture and distributed systems using appropriate design…