(USA) Software Engineer III - Backend

Sam's Club

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our team at Sam's Club

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, supporting, and maintaining complex systems using Java programming language. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project completion while adhering to Sam's Club code of conduct.

What you’ll do:

• Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; interpreting the results to determine further action; and completing online documentation.
• Participates in the discovery phase of small to medium-sized projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, project management, business, and user experience teams.
• 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.
• As a backend Engineer with Sam’s Club Technology – Replenishment, you will work closely with our product, design, and front end teams to create amazing and intuitive experiences
• Develop software systems and solve complex problems by leveraging state-of-the-art technology.
  Participate in medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
• Ensure on-time delivery and communicate status and issues to team members and stakeholders
• Demonstrate up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance
• Utilize strong interpersonal skills in working with numerous internal teams and expand personal and team knowledge of new and upcoming products
• Contribute to all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
• Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering and evaluating information

What you’ll bring:

• 2 to 3 years of development experience of building micro services using Java, Spring, Spring Boot technologies; experience working with distributed systems, message brokers such as Kafka or EventHub or ServiceBus or PubSub; NoSQL such as Cassandra or Cosmos; SQL resources such as Oracle or PostgresSQL or MSSQLServer;
• Ability to build products with focus on testability, someone who loves test coverage (well versed with Mockito and JUnit)
• Solid knowledge of OOPs concepts, design patterns. A disciplined approach to development, exception handling, testing, documentation, and code structure in a team environment
• Knowledge of building scalable and distributed containerized applications in Azure or GCP cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of CICD and agile methodologies.
• Bachelor of Science and 4 years' experience in software engineering OR Master of Science and 2 years' experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of experience with developing and supporting complex systems using Java programming language.
• 2+ years of experience in hands on coding/development
• 2+ years of experience with Java/JEE/ NodeJS, Spring Framework.
• 2+ years of experience with Databases: Relational (Azure SQL, Postgres).
• 2+ years of experience with Cloud: Azure Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Platform.
• 2+ years of experience with micro-services architectures, event-based architecture/ messaging frameworks (Kafka), Kubernetes, Docker)
• Monitoring & Alerting: Dynatrace, Splunk etc.
• CI/CD experience.
• Experience with TDD and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with DevOps.
• Experience working in a KPI driven highly agile environment.

*Immigration sponsorships is not available in this role*

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 expert's 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. 

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 expert's 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:
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.
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.