Software Engineer III

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Introduction It’s exciting time to join our Walmart journey. We are seeking a Software Engineer for a key position on Walmart’s continued initiative for Last Mile Delivery. Last Mile Delivery is the platform that powers Walmart’s Grocery and Same Day Delivery propositions. Last Mile Delivery is expected to grow multiple times over in the next few years. In this role, you will develop highly scalable services to process millions of requests per day and solve complex software engineering problems by leveraging state-of-the-art technology. You will drive projects of high visibility across the organization while leading the work of other small groups of six to ten engineers across geographies.  What you’ll bring…  

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent, with 3 or more years in software engineering, Java/J2EE design and architecture
• Extensive understanding of microservice architecture and design, performance tuning and best practices around multithreading
• Expert level knowledge and understanding of Java, Spring, and experience working with Spring Boot, large scale distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with advanced SQL queries
• Knowledge of public cloud services, and real-time data processing pipeline.
• Experience with Agile iterative CI/CD development environment.

• Have a strong passion for learning and applying new technology stacks.

• Well versed with Agile methodology

You’ll sweep us off our feet if you…

• Have designed, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems
• Have experience with Kafka or other high volume-low latency messaging infrastructure

• Have experience with Azure Cloud Stack or other cloud stacks
• Have the knowledge of open-source libraries, design patterns and micro-service architecture. Familiarity with CI/CD and unit testing
• Have the knowledge of Kubernetes and other CNCF tools
• Have full stack experience

• Have been Mentoring other team members
• Lead others with respect
• Are curious and have the desire to learn

What you’ll do…

• 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.
• identifying short-term and long-term solutions and timeline; reviewing and providing feedback for proposed solutions; and performing design and code peer reviews of changes
• Design and develop high performance, low latency backend applications for Last Mile Delivery team by utilizing Java/J2EE frameworks for development of optimal and maintainable software solutions.
• Write test cases and ensure high test coverage.
• Document business logic implemented in the codes which can be referenced by co-developers and other teams.
• Utilize project management and goal setting tools including JIRA, etc.
• 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.             

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.