Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating business plans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuring progress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning. Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based work environment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coaching for success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness. Promotes 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. Ensures 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.

What you'll do...

About Team: 
The Enterprise People Technology Payroll modernization 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. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

Enterprise Business Services @ IDC Bangalore and Chennai in India are focused on data driven, highly optimized products and implementations in the areas of Finance, Procurement, Human Resources and Retail business functions for multiple Walmart markets with open stack technologies and other ERP tools.

  
What you'll do:

As a Prinicpal Software Engineer you will be part of the EBS People Tech: Payroll technology team. We are defining the leading edge of technology to provide innovative solutions to our business customers to help support the millions of Associates at Walmart. As part of Payroll technology, we have embarked on an exciting journey of modernizing and transforming the Payroll platform which supports the 2.5 million US associates.

• Design and Deliver Solutions: Design, build, test, and deliver highly reliable, scalable enterprise platforms and products using technology stacks such as Scala, Python, Java, React Native, Node.js, React.js, SAP systems, and Google Cloud Platform (DataProc, BigQuery).
• Architectural Modernization: Provide solutions by applying the right architectural patterns for application modernization, analyzing gaps between existing architectures and new business requirements, and delivering robust designs to meet enterprise needs.
• Technical Excellence: Drive technical impact analysis, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and implement corrective actions for both short- and long-term fixes to prevent recurring issues.
• Collaboration and Innovation: Develop close partnerships with cross-functional teams, including Product, People API, and Workday teams, to foster innovation and deliver on commitments to business customers.
• Operational Excellence: Operate with excellence by managing KPIs, delivering exceptional results, presenting at all organizational levels, and fostering a culture of continuous development for yourself and others.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive, build, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster and more efficient delivery. Continuously improve, optimize, and identify opportunities to enhance the software development lifecycle.
• Lead and Ownership: Lead initiatives to ensure quality, scalability, and innovation while driving adoption of modern engineering practices across the team and organization.
   

What you'll bring:

• Technical Expertise: Proficiency in programming languages including Scala, Spark, and Java, Python with demonstrated experience in enterprise software development.
• Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platforms services such as BigQuery, DataProc, and cloud infrastructure.
• SAP Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with SAP Payroll or similar enterprise SAP systems, including integration and customization capabilities.
• Full-Stack Skills: Strong understanding of front-end and back-end development, with knowledge of React Native, Node JS, React JS, Java, Full stack frameworks and libraries relevant to modern web applications.
• Data Engineering Experience: Expertise in building and managing data pipelines, ETL processes, and working with large-scale datasets.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Analytical thinker capable of resolving complex technical challenges in high-pressure environments.
• Collaboration and Communication: Strong team player with excellent communication skills, capable of working in cross-functional and global teams.
• Continuous Learning: Passion for learning new technologies, staying updated on industry trends, and driving innovation.

   
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 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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

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 computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Primary Location...

Rmz Millenia Business Park, No 143, Campus 1B (1St -6Th Floor), Dr. Mgr Road, (North Veeranam Salai) Perungudi , India