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Walmart Canada · 5 months ago

Principal, Software Engineer, Android

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$143K/yr - $286K/yr

12+ years exp

Walmart Canada is a leading retailer seeking a Principal Software Engineer specializing in Android to support their Conversational AI mobile engineering team. The role focuses on driving innovation and mentoring engineers while developing enterprise scale software applications and frameworks to enhance customer shopping experiences through voice interaction.

DeliveryRetailShopping

No H1B

Responsibilities

Leading the work of other small groups engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects by providing pertinent documents, direction, and examples; identifying short- and long- term solutions and timeline; reviewing and approving proposed solutions; implementing new architectural patterns; and performing design and code reviews of changes

Troubleshooting 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

Leading the discovery phase of medium to large projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, design, project management, business and user experience teams; obtaining cross-function approvals; driving proof-of-concept; and implementing prototypes to validate ideas

Developing Innovation strategies, processes, and best practices by leading internal technical teams; partnering with cross-functional teams across the business; developing assessments of key opportunities; documenting project scopes; developing long-range plans and project timelines; communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization; and resolving technology differences across teams through informed discussions

Leads medium- to large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects for Mobile Engineering by collaborating with cross-functional teams to determine project requirements; translating requirements into mobile solutions for multiple operating systems (for example, iPhone, Android); gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code (for example, JavaScript) that can be applied to multiple types of mobile devices; integrating solutions to ensure they are applicable to multiple operating systems; 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

Promoting and supporting 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

Qualification

Android platform experienceProficient in KotlinMobile App DevelopmentUIkitAndroid LibraryREST based backend servicesCI/CD pipelinesMentoring engineersPerformance tuningIntegrating 3rd party SDKs

Required

12+ years of Android platform experience

Proficient in Kotlin

Thorough understanding of Android App development -- its core principles, software design patterns, and best practices

Deep understanding of various aspects of Mobile App Development

Experience with UIkit and Android Library

Deep knowledge of mobile design patterns and mobile architecture

Experience in integrating with REST based backend services

Experience in working with large code bases and effectively driving large projects

Experience in mentoring engineers and influencing other engineers across the organization

Experience in CI/CD pipelines

Knowledge integrating 3rd party SDKs and APIs

Experience in caching, logging, performance tuning, and monitoring

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

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

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

Knowledge of accessibility best practices and supporting an inclusive culture