Position Summary...
What you'll do...
*Please note that Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. **
Walmart Marketplace is seeking a talented Staff Android Developer to join our team in Sunnyvale! As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for developing and shipping commercially available Android apps using Kotlin/Java, and have experience with RESTful APIs, Android UI design principles, and TDD/BDD methodologies. We're looking for a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills to drive design and development of high-availability, performant, and scalable Android apps. With 9-10 years of experience in building Android applications, you'll bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our team. If you have a proven track record of success and a passion for innovation, we want to hear from you! 💻
About Team:
This is the team which builds reusable technologies that aid in acquiring customers, onboarding and empowering merchants besides ensuring a seamless experience for both these stakeholders. We also optimize tariffs and assortment, adhering to the Walmart philosophy - Everyday Low Cost. In addition to ushering in affordability, we also create personalized experiences for customers the omnichannel way, across all channels - in-store, on the mobile app and websites.
Marketplace is the gateway to domestic and international Third-Party sellers; we enable them to manage their end-to-end onboarding, catalog management, order fulfillment, return & refund management. Our team is responsible for the entire API ecosystem which enables sellers and channel partners to integrate with Walmart. We interact with multiple teams across the company to provide scalable robust technical solutions.
What you'll do:
- Designing and developing innovative applications for the Android platform.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and define app functionalities.
- Troubleshooting issues and ensuring high-performance application software. - Utilizing expertise in Android SDK, various Android libraries, databases, and network protocols to create robust and scalable apps.
- Defining, designing, and shipping new features in accordance with coding standards.
- Contributing significantly to the overall development of the organization's mobile application portfolio with a deep understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
What you'll bring:
- B.Tech. / B.E. / M.Tech. / M.S. in Computer Science with 10 - 14 years of experience in design and development of highly-scalable applications and platform development in product based companies or R&D divisions.
- Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
- 9 – 10 years of experience in building Android applications.
- 7+ years of demonstrated end-to-end experience building, testing and shipping commercially available Android apps
- Sound experience in Kotlin/Java, Familiar with latest Android concepts,
- Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
- Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
- Well versed in TDD,BDD methodologies and the enabling tools and technologies - JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, CI/CD etc.
- Practitioner of Agile methodologies and DevOps
- CI/CD development environments/tools: Git, Maven, Jenkins
- Experience with performance testing tools e.g. Jmeter, LoadRunner etc .
- Experience with Architectural patterns for High Availability, performance,
- Scale our Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Security Architecture.
- Ability to convert high level design to low level design, estimation of work and participate in program planning & execution.
- Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus-building Ability to balance the long-term “big picture” and short-term implications of design decisions.
- Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly. Proficient in new and emerging technologies.
- Strong hands on development skills to prototype technical solutions.
- Must be a proven performer and team player who enjoys challenging assignment with high energy in fast growing environment.
- Strong engineering mindset who can drive design and development of automated monitoring, alerting and self healing system
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 expert's 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:
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.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
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 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 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 2 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...
860 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-0000, United States of America
Top Skills
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
