(IND) SOFTWARE ENGINEER III - Backend Engineer

Position Summary...

Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales. Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying business needs; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities. Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

What you'll do...

Tech. Problem Formulation: Requires knowledge of: Analytics/big data analytics / automation techniques and methods; Business understanding;Precedence and use cases; Business requirements and insights. To translate/ co-own business problems within one's discipline to data related ormathematical solutions. Identifies appropriate methods/tools to be leveraged to provide a solution for the problem. Shares use cases and givesexamples to demonstrate how the method would solve the business problem.
Managing Functional Partnerships: Requires knowledge of: Stakeholder identification and mapping; Stakeholder analysis; Stakeholdercommunication; Stakeholder engagement techniques; Stakeholder management effectiveness tools and methods; Fluency in many specializedbusiness vernacular; Deep understanding of diverse markets to deliver customer and business value; adapt style and best practices to accommodatecultural differences. To understand the interests & profiles of key stakeholders to manage functional relationships. Analyze stakeholder technicalneeds and partner with them to share relevant information. Engage with business partners (internal/external) on a periodic basis and establishcredibility for exchanging functional information.
Requirement And Scoping Analysis: Requires knowledge of: Traceability matrix; Risk analysis methodologies; Cost Analysis; Business objectives;Classification of requirements; User stories To understand the Business/Stakeholder/Technical requirements and assist in analyzing the existingsolutions to address the needs (in case of agile methodology, for the iteration). Prepare requirement traceability matrix and maintain traceabilitybetween business requirements, functional requirements, design and test cases. Contribute to the creation of user stories forcomponent/module/simple requirements ( for example: based on scalability etc.) (For agile methodology).
Program Monitoring: Requires knowledge of: Program metrics; Program Reporting, logging tools and processes; Continuous Integration/ContinuousDeployment (CICD) To ensure adherence to the project against approved milestones and timelines.
Coding: Requires knowledge of: Coding standards and guidelines; Coding languages (E.g. JavaScript, Python, C# etc.), frameworks(E.g. ActiveX,.Net, Cocoa, Android application framework etc.), tools(E.g. Monday.com, Linx, Embold etc.) and Platforms (E.g. Microsoft Azure, AWS , Apple IOSetc.); Quality, Safety and Security (PCI etc.) standards; Emerging tools and technologies; Telemetry. To create/configure minimalistic code for entirecomponent/application and ensure the components are meeting business/technical requirements, non-functional requirements, low-maintainability,high-availability and high-scalability needs. Assist in the selection of appropriate languages (E.g. JavaScript, Python, C# etc.), development standardsand tools (E.g. Monday.com, Linx, Embold etc.)for software coding/configuration. Take initiative to learn the fundamentals of different codinglanguages and frameworks that would be useful for future scope of work. Build scripts for automation of repetitive and routine tasks in CI/CD(Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery), Testing or any other process(as applicable). Implement telemetry features as required independently.Ensure security policy requirements are properly applied to components/application during code development/configuration.
Testing: Requires knowledge of: Test case preparation; Test Objectives; Test Strategy; Test types; Test tools (E.g. - Automation - Selenium, Agile -Jira, Mobile - Eggplant etc.); Test Environment; Root cause analysis. To map the customer requirements in to test objectives. Identify and create testcases for the component/module. Execute test cases to test the code and detect errors and defects for the entire component. Execute different typesof testing using appropriate testing tools based on the testing needs.
Defect Management and Troubleshooting: Requires knowledge of: Defect life-cycle process, defect tracking tools and methodologies; Defectreporting; Regression testing; Root cause analysis; Root cause corrective action. To track and analyze defects for the component/ module and carryout regression testing to fix defects in all instances of code changes. Analyze defects from past projects/solutions to avoid recurrence of similardefects. Troubleshoot performance and availability bottlenecks for the application.
DevOps Orientation: Requires knowledge of: Different operating systems; Software maintenance tools and techniques; Application monitoring toolsand techniques; Debugging tools; Mock screen; Pseudocodes; Reverse Engineering; Traceability matrix; System performance, security, integration;Data migration and accessibility; Design Methodologies. To conduct complex maintenance procedures for applications independently. Monitor andevaluate the performance of the application by tracking and analyzing appropriate metrics; Perform maintenance (corrective, adaptive, perfective) andre-engineering activities. Analyze application logs, maintenance activity data, performance data and provide analysis; Evaluate change requests toidentify those which are valid and feasible.
Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice andguidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; andbuilding commitment for perspectives and rationales.
Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders; identifying businessneeds; determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing onimprovement opportunities; and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.
Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity byincorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans; using the Open Door Policy; and demonstrating and assisting otherswith how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.
Live our Values - Culture Champion - Models the Walmart values to foster our culture; holds oneself accountable; and supports Walmart'scommitment to communities, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability; maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics andcompliance.
Live our Values - Servant Leadership - Is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent.
Embrace Change - Curiosity & Courage - Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset; supports innovation and intelligent risk-taking; and exhibitsresilience in the face of setbacks.
Embrace Change - Digital Transformation & Change - Implements and supports continuous improvements and willingly embraces new digital toolsand ways of working.
Deliver for the Customer - Customer Focus - Delivers results while putting the customer first and applying an omnimerchant mindset and the EDLPand EDLC business models to all plans.
Deliver for the Customer - Strategic Thinking - Adopts a broad perspective that considers data, analytics, customer insights, and different parts of thebusiness when making plans.
Focus on our Associates - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Embraces diversity in all its forms and actively supports diversity of ideas and perspectives,as well as diversity goal programs.
Focus on our Associates - Collaboration & Influence - Builds strong and trusting relationships with team members and business partners; workscollaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve objectives; and communicates with energy and positivity to motivate, influence, and inspirecommitment and action.
Focus on our Associates - Talent Management - Contributes to an environment allowing everyone to bring their best selves to work, demonstratesengagement and commitment to the team, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.

• About Team:
  International Technology: Focusing on customer, associate and business needs, this team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,900 retail units, operating outside the United States with 55 banners in 26 countries such as Africa, Argentina, Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Japan, Mexico and United Kingdom to name a few.Our focus is to build a continuous, seamless, omni-channel customer experience across physical stores, eCommerce, and mobile commerce, that is unique to Walmart and sets us apart from our competition. We are building grounds up platforms & products using cutting edge technology and also modernising existing platforms & products.
  
  What You’ll Do:
  • Constant focus on velocity, continuous improvement, engineering, and operational excellence 
  • Interact with other Walmart engineering teams across geographies to drive shift left of quality and contribute to the quality best practices. 
  • Cross-collaborate with the inter-disciplinary program, product and engineering teams to understand the requirements, derive test scenarios and test cases, build automation framework, automate test cases and sign off releases 
  • Participate in the design and creation of product platform built for one market and that can be leveraged by various markets and geography.
  • Hands on development on building n-tier applications using RESTful Services, Java, No Sql, Microservices, Oracle and related technologies.
  • Participate in managing code & configurations for multiple environments, release management process, creating and maintaining environment configuration and controls, code integrity and work closely with platform team
  • Analysing business requirements, story-boards and similar artifacts of the scrum process, work in an agile development environment with a quick turnaround time and iterative builds.
  • The candidate is expected to contribute in a hands-on fashion on the project Development as well as take ownership of various SDET deliverables.
  • You will design DEV Tools, APIs, automation framework, build or adapt open source tools for better day-to-day Development, testing and manage releases making the systems more robust.
  • Develop and maintain testing framework for backend applications.
  • Develop continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines for different applications/environments for faster and high quality releases in agile methodology
  • Develop and implement APIs, Tools for automated testing, ensure test suites are stable and enable continues deployments
  • Perform integrated testing with multiple complex systems and support releases
  • Review, manage automation code and repository
  • Design and develop actionable reports and dashboards for continuous improvements
  • Design and apply quality assurance practices, processes and standards
  • Building dashboards/monitors as part Operational Excellence
  • Prior experience in Performance Testing
• What you'll bring:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 4-7 years of hands on experience working in Development and SDET responsibilities
  • Solid working experience in Java and J2EE development skills.
  • Solid working experience in angular or reactive java.
  • Solid understanding of the collections frameworks.
  • Working experience in developing web services using HTTP REST/JSON
  • Working experience in RDMS (Azure SQL is plus)and No-Sql Databases(Cassandra is plus).
  • Object-oriented and service-oriented design concepts, including knowledge of data transfer objects and associated design patterns.
  • Experience in developing Springboot services, various Dev tools and Frameworks to fastback release process.
  • Messaging framework experience kafka and reactive kafka.
  • Hand-on experience with unit testing (junit 5)and working with continuous integration environment
  • Experience working with test automation tools like Selenium, Cucumber BDD/POM framework, REST Assured API, TestNG, Appium running them on Grid kind Infra.
  • Must know how to maintain Test Infrastructure and small tools/ utils development for augmenting the test speed and adaptability.
  • Experience in basics of Data Structures and coding in Java
  • Experience in developing and managing core features in automation framework for API / UI, Mobile using Java, Selenium & TestNG
  • Experience with defect management tools like Jira, Confluence etc.
  • Debugging skills to be proven working in any Cloud hosted applications. Hands on skills supporting Docker and Kubernetes hosted Cloud infrastructure.
  • Troubleshoot critical defects in software coding
  • Work closely with the Developers and Engineers to achieve a high level of code coverage
  • Experience with source code repositories (Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven)
  • Demonstrated database experience with SQL/NoSQL
  • Added advantage if versed with Spring boot and hosted any of the test services in Swagger.
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  About Walmart Global Tech
  From entry-level to executive positions, Walmart provides limitless opportunities for growth, and career development. Walmart started small, with a single discount store and the simple philosophy of selling more for less. Today, we are a growing technology-enabled company founded on the same values as our first store. We establish clear expectations, empower associates to manage their work, and hold ourselves and one another to a high standard. Walmart's scale enables us to have an. No other company has the reach of Walmart, with 2.3 million associates worldwide and over 230 million weekly customers. Walmart is reshaping retail by investing in an expanding workforce. While technology is at the heart of our digital transformation, people are the reason we succeed and the force behind our innovations. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow.
  
  Flexible, Hybrid Work
  We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.
  
  Benefits
  Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, 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.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 2years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Option 2: 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master's degree in Software Engineering Quality Assurance, Manual/Automated Testing, or related area, Quality assurance certification (for example, CSTE - Certified Test Engineer, CSQA - Certified Software Quality Analyst), Related industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare), Software Engineering Quality Assurance, Manual/Automated Testing, or related area.

Primary Location...

Pardhanani Wilshire II, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India