Walmart+ Operational
Excellence
Core Membership Platform team
Walmart+ is pioneering the way people experience online and in-store shopping.
We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to help us design and
improve customer membership experience and build scalable Web platforms. We are
just getting started on membership experience and this is a very critical role
to shape the face of Walmart+.
What You’ll Do:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ensure business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness
of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with business partners,
managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and
applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost- effectiveness; and
participating in and supporting community outreach events.
• Design, develop SPLUNK and Prometheus dashboards to monitor the W+ platform
and BE services (written in Node, Java) performance.?
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine project requirements;
translating requirements into BE (Java, Node languages based) solutions for W+
platform; gathering requested information (for example, design documents,
product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code (for example,
Node, Java); conducting testing to ensure solution is functional; communicating
project status and roadblocks to team members and stakeholders.?
Requirements
• 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, back end (JAVA or Node), 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
• Previous knowledge of
o Designing and developing advanced applications for the Web platform
o 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
• Have published at least one original Web app
• Experience with Web Api, Services, and various methods of background
processing
• Experience working with remote data via REST, JSON, Google Cloud Messaging,
and the HTTP protocol
• Experience with Google Play APIs: Maps, Location, and Cloud Messaging
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Experience with analysis of memory issues using Web analytics tools, e.g.
Light house
• Working knowledge of the general Web landscape, architectures, trends, and
emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full Web development life cycle and writing
readable, maintainable, performant object-oriented code
• Experience working with React, Type Script, NextJs, State management,
Functional Programming, and other architectures
• Experience working with an orchestration Layer and GraphQL
• Experience operating in an Agile environment and using tracking tools like
Jira
Soft Skills
• Being a team player, critical thinker, and exhibiting problem-solving skills
• Having optimal time-management skills and interpersonal and communication
skills
• Eagerness to help shape the direction of Web development at Walmart
• Dedication to continue to learn, grow, and help Walmart tackle brand new
challenges
• Collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software Testers, to
ensure that each app is presentable and in perfect working order.
• Experience with collaborating with UI and UX Designers, as well as Software
Testers, to ensure that Walmart’s app is presentable and in perfect working
order
• Taking the initiative to monitor app reviews to detect areas for improvement
• Unwavering curiosity
Node.js:
* Expertise and hands-on experience in object-oriented programming
* Experience with Node
* Experience with TypeScript
* Experience in developing highly scalable micro-services and optimized RESTful
APIs using Node or TypeScript
* Experience in Jest for unit testing application.
* Experience working with container-based technologies such as Docker or
Kubernetes.
* Experience is BDD testing using Mockito.
* Experience in version control tools – Git.
* Experience in working in a collaborative environment using Agile SCRUM
practices.
* Solid grasp of various software design patterns and distributed computing.
* Understanding of relational and non-relational database technologies (SQL and
Cosmos DB), data modeling and RESTful web APIs.
* Experience in automated CI/CD workflow using tools such as Jenkins and
GitHub.
* Experience of building GraphQL is a huge plus
* Experience working directly with Product, Business, Automation and other
stake holders in delivering end to end product features.
Required Skills : CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCAL TO THE BAY AREA- NO RELOCATION CANDIDATES!
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :”The information provided below is for Apex Systems AV use only and is not to be distributed publicly, or to any third party. Any distribution of the below information will result in corrective action from Apex Systems Vendor Management.
MSA: Blanket Approval Received
Client Letter: Will Provide”
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :0009267 | Randstad @ Wal-Mart.com
Master Job Title :BUS
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