Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary... What you'll do... Join Walmart as Principal, Software Engineer – Enterprise Business Services in our Global Technology team. Your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. About the Role | Team Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart. What you'll do Lead the design, development and launch of large high impact applications, services and systems. Collaborate with cross functional teams including business, product and other software engineers to understand the business problem, review business requirements, draft technical requirements, scope, design, develop, test, and deploy services and systems. Be the role model and exemplary practitioner in the team, and establish mechanisms (design reviews, code reviews, OE reviews, root cause analysis, etc.) to ensure high quality, high availability, scalable and performant systems are delivered. Advocate the use of latest technology and system integration patterns, cutting across team boundaries. Develop subject matter expertise in payroll space and be the voice of the team in technical and business forums. What you'll bring At least 10 years of relevant industry experience in building highly available systems. Demonstrated end-to-end ownership from inception to launch of multiple complex and ambiguous projects. Effective problem-solving skills, ability to make design tradeoffs, balancing the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions. Experience in multiple stack technologies React, IOS, Android, Node.js, Java Proficiency in API development, Node.js, GQL, Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms. Expertise in service-oriented architecture. Expertise with Relational and/or NoSQL Databases and use of Cloud Services. Experience with CI/CD and Operational Excellence best practices. Effective communication and collaboration skills, including consensus building, conflict resolution, influ

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