Software Engineer III

What you'll do...

Position: Software Engineer III

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

Duties: Assists in providing guidance to small groups of two to three engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects by providing pertinent documents, directions, examples, and timeline. Provides support to the business by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility, implementation strategies); researching and identifying needed solutions; determining implementation designs; providing guidance regarding implications of new and enhanced systems; identifying short and long term solutions; and directing users to appropriate contacts for issues outside of associate's domain. Manages small to large-sized complex projects by reviewing project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; researching and identifying alternative solutions; determining needed solution based on return on investment and value add to the business; gathering requested information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code; conducting unit testing; communicating status and issues to 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; troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes; and ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs. Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams to assist in the resolution of issues; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; interpreting the results to determine further action; and completing online documentation. Participates in the discovery phase of small to medium-sized projects to come up with high level design by partnering with the product management, project management, business, and user experience teams.

Minimum education and experience required: Master’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Position does not require specific years of experience but requires listed skills.

Skills required: Must have experience with: designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs using Spring Boot framework; working with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle) and utilizing JDBC to establish connections, execute queries, and manage data persistence within the application; implementing and integrating NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, or DynamoDB) for storing and retrieving data in non-relational formats; leveraging AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud Services to deploy applications, configure infrastructure, and manage services like EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda functions; Continuous Integration/Deployment utilizing Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools for automating the build, test, and deployment processes; identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in the application by optimizing database queries, caching strategies, and implementing algorithms; implementing security measures like authentication (OAuth and JWT) and authorization in REST APIs to protect sensitive data and ensure secure communication between the client and server; utilizing Swagger to create and maintain API documentation; working with Apache Camel to integrate systems and applications; writing unit tests using JUnit and Mockito frameworks; designing and implementing user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create web applications; conducting code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and project requirements; developing and maintaining enterprise-level Java applications using Spring, Hibernate, and JDBC; implementing multithreading solutions to improve application performance and responsiveness; designing and optimizing database schemas using MySQL for efficient data storage and retrieval; collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver software solutions; creating and executing unit tests using JUnit and Mockito; implementing RESTful web services to expose application functionality to external systems; troubleshooting and resolving technical issues; utilizing Hibernate for object-relational mapping and database operations. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.