Position Summary
Are you passionate about pioneering cutting-edge technology that can revolutionize the world of associate (employee) experiences? Do you dream of playing a technical role that will shape the future of Global People Systems? If you possess exceptional technical expertise, you may be interested in this opportunity.
Join our dynamic and forward-thinking People Technology engineering organization as our Senior Distinguished Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of driving innovation, spearheading transformative projects and foundational improvements. We are seeking a sharp technical leader who can seamlessly bridge the gap between business requests and architecting the technical landscape to deliver. Your projects will have tremendous impact, be scalable, and at the center of modernization efforts in Walmart's People Technology organization.
About Team
The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members.
What You'll Do
As the Sr Distinguished Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our products and systems. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor and guide engineering professionals, and drive innovation to deliver high-quality, scalable, and robust software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Architectural Leadership: Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
- System Design and Scalability: Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
- Technical Guidance and Mentoring: Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps.
- Code Review and Standards: Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices through thorough code reviews.
- Innovation and Research: Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.
- Project Management and Delivery: Collaborate with project managers to define project scopes, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with architectural goals.
- Collaborative Communication: Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, promoting a culture of open communication and collaboration.
What You'll Bring
- Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base.
- Strong track record in an architect role with large-scale software development data backed services and applications.
- A clear vision for full stack architecture design and great communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders.
- Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.
- Thorough understanding of distributed technologies, public cloud technologies, scalable platforms, ML-platforms, NLU, Generative AI and Operational Excellence.
- Strong skills in Data Modeling of a complex domain.
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
- Business acumen; combining technical vision with business insights.
Minimum Qualifications
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
- 9 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position:
- Master'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.
- Knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Primary Location: 10500 Ne 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America
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