Software Engineer III

Position: Software Engineer III 

Job Location: 805 Moberly Lane, Bentonville, AR 72716 

Duties: Assists in providing guidance to small groups of two to three engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned Engineering projects by proving 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 equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Position does not require specific years of experience but requires listed skills. 

Skills required: Must have experience with: Reviewing, understanding, and prioritization of production incidents and updating those tickets as required in ServiceNow/JIRA; Writing and developing software in Java and J2EE; Implementing changes to REST API web services using Java and Spring/Spring Boot; Designing and deploying code to Apache Tomcat servers and Kubernetes; Cloud-based development and developing software for that environment by using best practices (e.g., Twelve-Factor App); Troubleshooting and optimizing applications that use messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka, IBM MQ; Designing, developing, and optimizing code for SQL (DB2, Informix, MySQL) and NoSQL (Cassandra, Mongo) databases; Developing and implementing software test cases using software testing tools such as JUnit, TestNG, Mockito, Sonar, Cucumber; Understanding, building, and implementing robust continuous integration/continuous deployment software delivery pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and YAML; Tracking all changes to code bases by utilizing Git; Documenting all changes/enhancements to products and services, procedures, and processes in HelpDocs and/or Confluence. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills. 

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.