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Walmart Canada · 4 months ago

(USA) Principal, Software Engineer- Traffic Foundation

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$143K/yr - $286K/yr

8+ years exp

Walmart Canada is seeking a passionate and innovative software engineer to join the Traffic Foundation within Walmart’s Global Technology Platform group. This role is critical in designing and building high-performance, distributed systems that handle millions of requests per second and involves leading complex, cross-functional projects.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Involved in planning of system, development, and deployment as well as responsible for meeting software compliance standards

Drives technical vision and influences product roadmap and vision

Implement large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects

Leads the discovery phase of large projects to develop high level design

Supervise the work of cross-functional groups of engineers, including offshore associates

Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues

Supports business objectives and ensures the business needs are being met

Develops 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

Qualification

Software engineering experienceLayer 47 orchestrationHigh-performance HTTP proxiesCloud computing (Azure/Go)DevOps experienceTCP/HTTP protocolsProgramming languages (Go/C/C++/Java)Technical documentationCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of professional experience in software engineering

Experience building Layer 4 and 7 orchestration/routing/load balancing systems

Managed systems with >1K servers

Built high-performance HTTP proxies and caches

Experience with cloud (Azure/Go preferred)

DevOps experience

Clear understanding of TCP/HTTP request/response protocols/lifecycle

4+ Experience in a language such as Go/C/C++/Java

Ability to interact effectively with a variety of business and technical stakeholders

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including writing technical documentation

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 join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture

Benefits

Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.

Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.

Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.