Software Engineering and Architecture

Position Summary…

What you’ll do…

We are seeking a Staff Level Software Engineer with a focus on Search Indexing and Technical Leadership. This role requires a combination of technical proficiency in search indexing, software development, and leadership skills.

About Team:
Focusing on customer, associate and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico and South Africa to name a few.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of indexing systems that power our search infrastructure, ensuring they meet the organization’s technical and business requirements.
• Provide technical leadership within the team, guiding the development process, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define search requirements, design solutions, and drive the implementation plan.
• Leverage your expertise in search indexing to improve efficiency, relevance, and speed of our search systems.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in search indexing technologies and evaluate their potential application within our organization.
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, search algorithms, and data structures within the team.
• Act as a key decision-maker in technical matters related to search indexing, influencing the strategic direction of our search systems.

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What you’ll bring:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a software engineer, with a focus on search indexing.
• Demonstrated experience in a technical leadership role, mentoring and guiding a team of engineers.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or C++, and experience with search indexing frameworks like Apache Lucene, Elasticsearch, or Solr.
• Strong understanding of search algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.
• Minimum: Bachler’s + 5 years industry experience.
• Preferred : Master’s + 5 years industry experience.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert’s and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.