Senior, Software Engineer

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Software Engineer role at Walmart focused on developing and delivering scalable web application features and components. The role involves designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions, integrating AI/ML capabilities, and ensuring operational excellence. Requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong technical judgment, and a product-driven mindset to translate requirements into high-quality software for consumer-facing web applications and e-commerce platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. Troubleshoot business and production issues for Web applications by reviewing and analyzing information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause, etc.); then engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of found issues. Upon issue resolution, perform a root cause analysis across multiple Web browsers to prevent future occurrence.
  2. Develop innovative Web technology solutions and strategies to support business objectives by collaborating with cross-functional business partners; developing assessments of key opportunities; benchmarking and analyzing industry best practices; forecasting for future technologies; driving high-priority initiatives; identifying and implementing solutions; communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization; influencing the industry to adopt sustainable solutions; and defining software development guidelines, standards, and processes.
  3. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine project requirements; translating requirements into Web solutions for front-end system; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code (for example, React/Type Script) that can be applied to multiple types of Web browsers; developing user interface solutions; conducting testing to ensure solution is functional; communicating project status and roadblocks to team members and stakeholders; determining solutions to issues; enhancing design to prevent reoccurrence of defects across multiple devices; ensuring on-time delivery; and collaborating with project managers to provide guidance on project implementation plan.
  4. Remove barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.
  5. Promote and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction to others in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open- Door Policy.

Skills

Required

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
  • 5+ years of professional experience in various elements of full stack software development – native mobile, web front end, back end, and hands-on coding experience in the past
  • Experience with a consumer facing Web app and ecommerce or retail shopping
  • Hands-on experience building scalable backend systems and platforms
  • Designing and developing advanced applications for the Web platform
  • Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
  • Experience with bug fixing and improving application performance
  • Work with outside data sources and APIs
  • Experience with the agile methodology Scrum
  • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
  • Proven software development experience and Web skills development
  • Experience translating wireframes into pixel-perfect views
  • Knowledgeable about animation and screen transitions