Software Engineer II

What you'll do...

Position: Software Engineer II

Job Location: 702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712

Duties: Manages small to medium-sized complex team projects by reviewing and understanding project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; researching and identifying alternative solutions; determining needed solutions based on return on investment and value add to the business; gathering needed information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code; status and issues to appropriate team members and stakeholders; collaborating with project team and cross-functional teams; identifying areas of opportunity; interpreting information and identifying a solution; ensuring solution is sustainable across implementation and use; and ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs. Provides support to the business for new and existing systems by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility); researching and identifying needed solutions; determining implementation designs; providing guidance regarding implications of new and enhanced systems; and directing users to appropriate contacts for issues outside of own domain. Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams when needed; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; and completing online documentation.

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field; OR Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field plus 1 year of experience in software engineering or related field.

Skills required: Must have experience with: Object-oriented coding language JavaScript and Java; Troubleshooting and fixing technical issues by utilizing application logs and tools including Splunk, Looker, and Grafana; Integrating and streaming applications using Kafka; Implementing project management techniques to bring in process by leveraging models including Agile and Scrum; Developing and implementing of multiple software programs using Jira, ServiceNow, Change Control, and DevOps for program success; Creating Real-Time analytic dashboards for team and business using Splunk, Looker and Grafana; Pager and operational efficiency support; GIT Hub branching techniques, Version Control, merging, code reviews, and tagging; Release Management and Continuous Integration and deployment (CI/CD) Jenkins; Ensuring quality of the deliverables through unit testing using JUnit, end-to-end and automation testing, and creating mocks for automation test cases; Client server architecture;  Working on small to medium-sized team projects with product teams to gather, translate and document business requirements into technical solutions using Jira, creating technical design and backlog items, mapping UX designs to technical requirements; Creating technical design using tools including confluence, MS Word, and MS Excel; and Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand and design the software solutions. Employer will accept any amount of graduate coursework, graduate research experience or professional experience with the required skills.

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.