Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Walmart's Supply Chain team is looking for a Software Engineering leader to manage a small team of back end engineers.
You'll sweep us off our feet if:

• You're a problem solver
• Comfortable influencing others, leading team, managing stakeholders, getting buy-in from leadership, and communicating clearly
• Experience building scalable backend systems and platforms.
• Someone with a "test and learn" mentality, and an agile way of working to improve your team's products
• Excited about solving complex challenges
• Customer-centric in spirit and execution
• Have exposure working with cloud technologies
• Experience leading teams and implementing technology globally
• Understand production operation and add value by leading the way for the team
• You're organized, disciplined, and can manage large project simultaneously
• You have high standards for code quality and can hold contributors accountable
• You're stimulated by challenges and are ready to engage at Fortune 1 scale

What you'll do..

• Lead the work of other small groups of six to ten engineers in software development and design, identifying short- and long- term solutions and timeline; reviewing and approving proposed solutions, implementing new architectural patterns; and performing design and code reviews of changes.
• Provides support to the business for new and existing systems by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility); researching and identifying needed solutions; determining implementation designs; providing guidance regarding implications of new and enhanced systems; and directing users to appropriate contacts for issues outside of own domain.
• Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams when needed; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; and completing online documentation.
• Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
• Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
• Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

What you will Bring -

• Over 6+ years of experience in building scaled distributed systems with high throughput and low latency
• Strong experience managing and leading a software development project focused on Backend application development.
• Strong experience within Systems Design. Experience building scalable backend systems and platforms.
• Minimum of 2 year's supervisory experience
• Experience with Java, Kafka, Azure cloud stack.
• Have the ability to work with their team through the product vision and deliver.
• Experience building and retaining high performance teams and leading global software engineering product teams.
• Proven ability to earn respect, trust and influence from people you work with and to mentor top technical talent.
• Technical leadership experience in design, implementation, and support of core database services that are highly reliable, flexible, and scalable.
• Experience with risk management (technical, product, personnel)
• Experience partnering with cross-functional project development and in collaborating with other scrum teams, QA, Release Management, Program Management, and TechOps.
• Experience in all areas of engineering including DevOps, Chaos Engineering, SRE, and on-call rotations to assure service availability and operational excellence.
• BS/MS in information technology, computer science or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.

Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related field OR 6 years' experience in software
engineering or related field.
1 year's supervisory experience.
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 or related field and 3 years' experience in software engineering
Primary Location...
10790 PARKRIDGE DR. SUITE 200, RESTON, VA 20191, United States of America