Senior, Software Engineer

Position Summary…

Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

What you’ll do…

About Team:

U.S. Technology: This business closely partners with our U.S. stores and eCommerce business to serve customers by empowering associates, stores and merchants with technology innovation. rom grocery and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. provides the deep assortment that our customers appreciate — whether they’re shopping online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps or shopping in a store. The focus areas include customer, stores and associates, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science and search & personalization. 

Omni Availability org is responsible for managing & orchestrating  item, its fulfilment and inventory reservation in WM website and stores. This system is a collection of multiple high qps low latency Tier Zero systems which power WM customer journey in discovery(search, deals, item page etc) transaction and post-transaction flows. We operate at the intersection of huge Walmart assortment, millions of customers, thousands of stores, and Walmart associates – a multi-layer multi-objective problem space which has a unique impact on Global consumer base.

What you will do:

• As a Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and implementing data pipelines and data integration solutions using Apache Beam (GCP Dataflow), Java, Python, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• You will be responsible for building scalable and efficient data processing systems, optimizing data workflows, and ensuring data quality and integrity.

• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure data availability and reliability

• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of data processing systems for improved efficiency and scalability

• Work with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Data and Design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.

• Work closely with data scientists and analysts to provide them with the necessary data sets and tools for analysis and reporting

• Create data tools for analytics team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies in data engineering and apply them to enhance the data infrastructure

What you will bring:

• Proven working experience as a Data Engineer with a minimum of 5 years in the field.

• Strong programming skills in in Python or Java and experience with GCP Dataflow for data processing and analytics

• Familiarity with with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as BigQuery, Bigtable, GCS, Dataflow etc.

• Familiarity with Real time databases like (Cassandra, Bigtable, etc.)

• Experience of developing near real-time ingestion pipelines using kafka and spark structured streaming.

• Experience with Data modelling, Data warehousing and ETL processes

• Understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices

• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL systems

• Proficiency in version control systems, particularly Git.

• Proficiency in working with large-scale data sets and distributed computing frameworks

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI.

• Familiarity with schedulers like Airflow.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

• Familiarity with BI and Visualisation tools like Tableau or Looker

• A background in Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is desirable but not essential

About Global Tech.

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human-led is our true disruption. 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 a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, 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.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

Minimum Qualifications…

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications…

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CCSP, or GSEC, Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects

Information Technology – CISCO Certification – Certification

Primary Location…

4,5,6, 7 Floor, Building 10, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India