Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Marketplace Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the design and maintenance of advanced frameworks that elevate Walmart's Marketplace capabilities, ensuring unparalleled experiences for both sellers and channel partners. Your responsibilities will encompass coding, debugging, optimizing, and monitoring application health to ensure robust performance. In addition to these technical duties, you will provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their professional growth, and actively collaborating with product and UX/UI teams to deliver seamless integrations. You will oversee the management of the Walmart Marketplace Platform API, empowering third-party sellers to utilize services from Solution Partners effectively. This expanding business sector offers substantial opportunities for technological innovation and professional advancement within a dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive environment. Your leadership and expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of Walmart's Marketplace.

About Team

Join the innovative Walmart Marketplace Platform team, were creativity and technological innovation drive success. We specialize in enhancing Seller and Channel Partner Portal experiences and managing our advanced Marketplace API gateway. Our tech stack includes Java for backend services and ReactJS for frontend development, providing an exciting opportunity for growth and collaboration.

*****Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this position*****

What You'll Do

• Full Stack Development: Spend 75-80% of your time engaging in hands-on coding for both frontend and backend systems. Perform thorough code reviews, debugging, and optimization. Ensure high code quality and adherence to best practices.

• User Interface Design: Utilize your proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJS, and Webpack to build responsive and dynamic user interfaces. Implement and customize CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap or Foundation to enhance visual appeal and functionality.

• Site Speed Optimization: Focus on optimizing site speed and performance, ensuring fast load times and efficient resource utilization. Use various techniques to enhance page performance.

• Browser Storage & Memory Management: Manage browser storage effectively and optimize browser memory usage to ensure smooth and efficient web application performance.

• Node.js Expertise: Leverage your strong hold on Node.js for server-side JavaScript, developing scalable backend services and ensuring seamless integration with frontend applications. Implement efficient data processing and handle asynchronous operations effectively.

• Backend Development: Design and develop RESTful APIs, ensuring robust and secure communication between frontend and backend systems. Work with databases, both SQL and NoSQL, to manage data storage and retrieval efficiently. Apply performance optimization techniques and security best practices.

• Mentoring & Learning: Provide mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. Lead by example and encourage knowledge sharing within the team.

• Architecture & Design: Stay abreast of emerging front-end and back-end technologies, make strategic architectural decisions, and maintain comprehensive documentation. Drive the architectural vision for both front-end and server-side systems.

• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences and ensure seamless integration. Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across departments.

• App Health, Quality, and Performance: Prioritize application quality, respond swiftly to feedback, improve performance, and address critical issues proactively. Implement best practices for monitoring and maintaining application health.

• Tech Initiatives & Innovation: Lead and contribute to technological advancements and innovation within the team. Champion new ideas and drive the adoption of cutting-edge front-end and back-end technologies.

• Time Management & Planning: Develop detailed project timelines, manage tasks efficiently, and practice effective time management. Ensure timely delivery of high-quality projects.

• Engineering Excellence: Focus on meticulous, detail-oriented work, conducting rigorous code reviews, and resolving complex technical challenges. Uphold the highest standards of engineering excellence.

• Leadership: Provide strategic technical guidance, lead and manage projects, and coordinate with other teams to achieve successful outcomes. Exhibit strong leadership qualities and mentor junior team members.

What You Will Bring

• Experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development.

• Expertise in front-end technologies including ReactJS and Webpack.

• Deep understanding of site speed optimization techniques and best practices.

• Experience with CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap or Foundation.

• Proficiency in managing browser storage and optimizing browser memory usage.

• Strong hold on Node.js for server-side JavaScript and associated backend development.

• Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs for robust and secure communication between frontend and backend systems.

• Proficiency with databases, including both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) solutions.

• Knowledge of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture in Node.js.

• Familiarity with performance optimization techniques for backend systems to ensure high responsiveness and low latency.

• Understanding security best practices for protecting against vulnerabilities and ensuring data integrity and privacy.

• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with cloud-native technologies (Google Cloud Platform/Azure) and DevOps practices.

• Proven ability to write clean, testable, and maintainable code.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated leadership abilities to lead projects and mentor junior team members.

• Experience in e-commerce or marketplace platforms preferred

• Contributions to open-source projects or active involvement in internal platform evangelism.

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 requiredof 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. Thats what we do at Walmart Global Tech. Were a team of softwareengineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the worlds 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. Weare 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.

Benefits and Perks

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great benefits include a 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, flexible working hours, and more.

We are reimagining the tech workplace by making a permanent transition to virtual workfor most of our team. Of course, being together in person is an important part of our culture and shared success. Well collaborate in person at a regular cadence and with purpose.

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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming 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.

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 ;br>
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...

1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America