Staff Software Engineer

What you'll do...

Position: Staff Software Engineer

Job Location: 805 Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72712

Duties: Leads the work of other small groups of six to ten engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects by providing pertinent documents, direction, and examples; 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. Troubleshoots business and production issues by reviewing and analyzing information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause); engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues; formulating an action plan; directing actions as designated in the plan; interpreting the results to determine further action; performs root cause analysis to prevent future occurrence of issues; and completing online documentation. Leads the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, Web Operations, project management, business and user experience teams; obtaining cross-function approvals; driving proof-of-concept; and implementing prototypes to validate ideas. Develops Innovation strategies, processes, and best practices by leading internal technical teams; partnering with cross-functional teams across the business; developing assessments of key opportunities; documenting project scopes; developing long-range plans and project timelines; communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization; and resolving technology differences across teams through informed discussions. Leads and participates in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders; collaborating with project team and cross functional teams; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; enhancing design to prevent re-occurrences of defects; ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs; interacting with project manager to provide input on project plan; and providing leadership to the project team.

Minimum education and experience required: Master’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field plus 3 years of experience in software engineering or related experience; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field plus 6 years of experience in software engineering or related experience.

Skills required: Must have experience with: Using Server technology and implementing solutions using Linux, vsan, Nutanix, and Azure based on application requirements; Creating and maintaining system and applications programs using Bash Shell scripting and operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Unix, and Android; Creating and implementing integration solutions in Middleware, Websphere and IIS and UI tools in Reactjs for application front end design; Design and use of applications using relational database systems Informix /Oracle/mySQL/Azure SQL to be used in logistics WMS and legacy applications; Creating backend application programs using esql/C, Java/J2EE, C++ to serve the data needed from front end screens for warehouse management Applications; Creating and maintaining Application Integration with Secure Sockets, IBM MQ, Restful/Json and Kafka; Creating data handling programs using Python and Java to handle data transformation and loading into teradata and GCP; Setup applications in Docker containers and orchestrated using Kubernetes/WCNP; Data and Network Security (NextGen Firewalls, Secure Integrations and Protocols, and Access Controls like LDAP and Federation); Using kanban/agile and waterfall methodolgies in maintaining project life cycles in Jira and Servicenow; and Maintaining System architecture and Lifecycle of components and code developed using Git repositry. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.