Software Engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 2 years of experience with data structures/algorithms and software development in one or more programming languages

About the Job

• This is a coder position and we are looking for development engineers with experience in at least either Java or Python.
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large‑scale, massively distributed, fault‑tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Walmart applications have reliability, uptime appropriate to customer's needs and a fast rate of improvement. Additionally, SREs will keep an ever‑watchful eye on our systems capacity and performance.
• Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE team, you'll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale which are unique to Walmart while using your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large‑scale system design. SRE's culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame‑free environment. We promote self‑direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions
• Write product or system development code
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality
• Participate in, or lead, design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies

Project / Initiative

• Access Control Tower (ACT) and Essy Initiatives for Access Controls space

Hybrid Work

• This role is not hybrid (on‑site only)

Top 3 Skills Needed or Required

• Proficiency in Java and Python
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues
• Good communication skills

Day‑to‑Day Responsibilities

• Write product or system development code
• Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency)
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality
• Participate in, or lead, design reviews with peers and stakeholders to decide amongst available technologies

Team Makeup

• Team consists of Site Reliability Engineers, Performance Engineers, and DevOps Engineers

Required Skills

• Java

Additional Information

• Basic Qualification: Same as listed under Qualifications
• Additional Skills: Software Engineer
• Background Check: No
• Drug Screen: No