Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary :

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As a Walmart Principal Engineer on the Payroll Integrations team, you'll spearhead the development of cutting-edge payroll solutions for over 2 million associates.

You will set the technical direction for multiple engineering teams, leading and mentoring other senior engineers. With a hands-on approach, you'll deliver critical path code and serve as a force multiplier for our team, ensuring accurate and timely payments with zero defects or manual touchpoints.

If you're ready to make a lasting impact in the world of payroll technology for the largest private employer in the world, we would love for you to consider this position.

About Team :

The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise.

As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members.

People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

What you'll do :

• Lead the design, development and launch of large high impact applications, services and systems.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including business, product and other software engineers to understand the business problem, review business requirements, draft technical requirements, scope, design, develop, test, and deploy services and systems.
• Be the role model and exemplary practitioner in the team, and establish mechanisms (design reviews, code reviews, OE reviews, root cause analysis, etc.

to ensure high quality, high availability, scalable and performant systems are delivered.

• Advocate the use of latest technology and system integration patterns, cutting across team boundaries.
• Develop subject matter expertise in payroll space and be the voice of the team in technical and business forums.

What you'll bring :

• At least 8+ years of relevant industry experience in building highly available systems.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership from inception to launch of multiple complex and ambiguous projects.
• Effective problem-solving skills, ability to make design tradeoffs, balancing the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions.
• Expertise in service-oriented architecture.
• Expertise with Relational and / or NoSQL Databases and use of Cloud Services.
• Experience with CI / CD and Operational Excellence best practices.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, including consensus building, conflict resolution, influence and persuasion skills.
• Mentoring / coaching junior engineers in technical problem solving and career advancement.

About Walmart Global Tech :

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech.

We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts and service professionals within the world’s 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. We are 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.

Flexible, hybrid work :

We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs.

This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits :

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being inclusive of all people.

Minimum Qualifications :

Option 1 : Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Option 2 : 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications :

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 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 :

10500 Ne 8Th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America.

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