Principal Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $110,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 131 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 825 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Principal, Software Engineer As a Principal, Software Engineer on the Marketplace Platform team, you will drive the architecture, design, and maintenance of advanced frameworks to enhance marketplace capabilities for sellers and channel partners. You will spend sixty percent of your time on hands-on coding, debugging, and optimizing application health while providing mentorship to junior engineers and collaborating with product and UX/UI teams. The role requires expertise in Java, ReactJS, TypeScript, and microservices architecture, alongside proficiency in RESTful APIs, SQL, NoSQL databases, and CI/CD pipelines. You will also utilize containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes within cloud-native environments. Your work focuses on managing the Marketplace Platform for experience and API, specifically solving technical challenges related to third-party seller services and e-commerce platform scalability.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197400 from 2576 postings across 150 companies.

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Skills

Java ReactJS TypeScript Microservices RESTful APIs SQL NoSQL Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Git GCP Azure System Design Distributed Systems Caching Observability

What you'll do

Design and maintain scalable architectural frameworks for Walmart's Marketplace capabilities.
Spend 60% of your time on hands-on coding, debugging, and optimizing application code.
Conduct rigorous code reviews to ensure high quality and adherence to engineering best practices.
Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers to foster professional growth.
Monitor application health and proactively address critical performance issues.
Collaborate with product and UX/UI teams to deliver seamless third-party integrations.
Lead technological innovations and drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies within the team.
Develop detailed project timelines and manage tasks to ensure timely delivery of high-quality projects.

What we're looking for

Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and 5 years of software engineering experience.
Alternatively, possess 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Master's degree in computer science or a related field and 3 years of software engineering experience (preferred).
Demonstrate proficiency in microservice architecture for backend services and expertise in TypeScript and React.
Possess a deep understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, system design, and microservices architecture.
Show proficiency with version control systems like Git, CI/CD pipelines, SQL, NoSQL databases, and caching solutions.
Experience working in platform teams building shared tools and frameworks for other developers.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).

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