Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer with expertise in Android platform and full stack experience to join Acquisition and Discovery Engineering team. This is a hands-on role requires expert coding skills, strong architecture and design, deep focus and experience on operational excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor a small team of engineers. You will play a critical role in leading, designing, and developing business and technology initiatives that solve mission critical business problems for Walmart customers. 

About Team: Acquisition and Discovery Engineering team
The Acquisition and Discovery Engineering team at Walmart is dedicated to providing a seamless and delightful shopping experience to millions of shoppers worldwide. As a Staff Software engineer in this team, you will have the opportunity to work on top of the funnel shopping experience – Homepage, Content Pages for SEO and SEM, Search & Browse experiences, Deals and Item pages across mobile and web platforms. This collaborative team made up of Engineering, UX, Product Management, Business and Analytics is rapidly iterating on new products and site features at scale. We deliver high performing solutions on our next generation front-end platform. Virtual Try-On, Gen AI integration, personalized complete-the-look, Video shopping, etc are just a few examples of the features developed by this team in collaboration with many other teams. Continuous experimentation, innovation and feedback by millions of customers makes this work even more exciting!
What you'll do:

As a Staff Software Engineer – Android for Global Marketplace team at Walmart, you’ll have the opportunity to

· To be a technical lead, design, develop and lead multiple Business or Technology driven projects with small to medium sized teams to support new functionalities and user experiences. 

· Play a pivotal role in shaping architectural decisions, championing scalable and efficient solutions to meet present and future needs.

· Serve as a Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership and mentorship to your teammates, other teams and engineers. 

· Guide software engineers as part of a full-stack team to deliver web and mobile features using React, Android, Node.js, GQL, etc. 

· Take ownership, lead and contribute across the technical stack to improve speed of delivery, developer productivity and related goals. 

· Drive Availability, Quality, Performance, and Resiliency related goals with your team.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, UX and designers, to grasp the requirements and deliver top-tier software product. 

· Identify and drive improvements to mobile SDE frameworks, components and tooling for the Walmart developer community.

· Contribute to and enhance mobile platform architecture to implement high-tech ideas for next generation retail. This involves technologies related to AR/VR, Gen AI, Automation/Robotics, Telemetry, Code-injection technologies, etc. 

What you'll bring:

· Ideally 5+ years of experience designing and developing software for Android platform as well as larger frontend stack. 

· Experience developing and testing Server-side APIs for mobile and web clients using Node.js, Java, Go, etc. GQL is a plus. 

· Experience in mobile architectures including Model View Controller (MVC), Model View View-Model (MVVM), and VIPER. Experience publishing and managing dependencies using Maven and Gradle build systems.

· Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.

· Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.

· Experience with monitoring mobile app performance, stability, success rate and leveraging data to improve the same. 

· Improve code quality through writing unit tests, automation, and performing code reviews.

· Familiarity with public cloud technologies such as Azure OR Google Cloud Platform.

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

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 duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

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.

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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.

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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.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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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...

640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America