(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

Join Walmart|VIZIO and take your career to the next level!

VIZIO pioneered streaming to the TV and continues to innovate and lead the industry. While we are well-positioned to help shape the future of television and streaming media, continued success stems from experienced software engineers like you developing core features for the Vizio platform. We are seeking an enthusiastic Software Engineer for our TV platforms, specializing in native application development to help develop and maintain VIZIOs core operating environment. The Staff, Software Engineer, will be contributing extensively to our embedded UI/UX development, algorithm implementation for complex features to make it more user intuitive and underlying architecture. You will be working closely with product management to understand new features or extending current features for market needs, development using modern & native java script language and integration of third-party apps. You will also be engaged in developing tools which can help larger development communities within VIZIO. A proven track record of shipping high-quality software on embedded platforms is essential. This is a great role for a senior professional who enjoys a high level of visibility and thrives on great business impact. The features and performance improvements you implement directly impact on millions of users every day. This is a great role for an experienced professional who has innovative ideas for complex problems and can translate these ideas into ultra-reliable software. We are a close-knit team, focusing on challenging problems that make a difference in our business. We pride ourselves on working in a collaborative environment, and to do so we are in our Dallas, TX office 5 days a week.

What you'll do...

Requirement And Scoping Analysis:

Requires knowledge of:
Risk analysis methodologies; Cost Analysis; Business objectives; Classification of requirements; Domain Knowledge; User stories concepts; Functional / Non-Functional Requirements; Scoping and Estimation
To explore relevant products/solutions from an existing repertoire, which can address business/technical needs. Assess gaps/ updates/ modifications between the customer/business expectations and the existing product/solutions (in case of agile methodology, for the iteration). Classify the requirements into applicable types (For example - Functional/Non-Functional, Derived/Imposed/Emergent etc.) Anticipate the solution risks / issues during requirements gathering phase, inform relevant stakeholders and recommend corrective steps. Contribute to the creation of user stories for component/application/complex (For agile methodology).

Solution Design:
Requires knowledge of:
Software architecture; Distributed systems; Scalability; Design patterns; Disaster Recovery; Tech Stacks; Minimum Viable Product- MVP; Non-Functional Requirements; Detailed Design
To assist in design of solutions such that the processes / applications work in tandem for specific components/modules of a product. Evaluate trade-offs while designing a component based on the business requirements. Assist in conversion of HLD (High Level Design) to create detailed design using mock screens, pseudo codes and detailed functional logic of the modules for specific modules / components of a product.

Coding:
Requires knowledge of:
Coding standards and guidelines; Coding languages (E.g. Java Script, Python, C# etc.), frameworks(E.g. Active X,.Net, Cocoa, Android application framework etc.), tools(E.g. Monday.com, Linx, Embold etc.) and Platforms (E.g. Microsoft Azure, Apple IOS etc.);Quality, Safety and Security (PCI etc.) standards; Emerging tools and technologies; Telemetry; CI / CD; Code Management Tools; SDLC; Secure SDL frameworks and too