Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About the team:

Walmart's Advertising Technology group enables the connection between supplier brands and retail shoppers at unprecedented scale. We are a highly motivated group of engineers and data scientists, working in an agile group to solve sophisticated and high impact problems. We serve billions of ads requests every month with our high-performance ad servers. There are millions of customers shop on Walmart websites and in stores daily, and advertising helps advertisers bring the best products to our customers. If you want to influence millions of customers on their shopping journeys, we have a role for you.

This position is in the Real-Time Targeting team, which is a vital part of Walmart's AdTech organization, responsible for developing cutting-edge technology solutions to deliver personalized and relevant advertising experiences to Walmart shoppers. This team is focused on creating a seamless and efficient advertising ecosystem that leverages real-time data and insights to drive sales and engagement for Walmart's advertising partners.

The Real-Time Targeting team is comprised of highly skilled and innovative individuals who are passionate about using technology to drive business results. We are experts in areas such as software development and data analytics and are constantly exploring new ways to stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving digital advertising landscape. Our next big step as a team is a real-time machine learning. Collectively we own the Real-Time Targeting engine and most of its supporting micro-services - this is the real-time data plane of Walmart Connect Ads platform.

What you'll do:

• Build real-time data processing services (Scala, Kafka, Cassandra) those will handle Walmart's scale event stream (thousands of messages per second) coming from our website and app.

• Develop big data applications (Spark, Dataproc, Presto, AirFlow) to process Walmart's size data volume (in petabytes), performing analysis of customers shopping behavior online and in stores.

• Design systems using the Lambda-architecture patterns (as you can see, we own both event-driven and big-data parts of the Real-Time Targeting solution). Optimize and scale them based on increasing business demand.

• Troubleshoot business and production issues by gathering information (issue, impact, criticality, possible root cause), engage support teams to assist in resolution of issues, formulate an action plan, performing actions as designated in plan, interpret the results to determine further action, and complete online documentation.

• Develop software using object-oriented languages such as Scala and Java, perform some scripting with Python and Bash. Implement system measurement and monitoring capabilities (Prometheus, Grafana, xMatters).

• Perform advanced data investigations using SQL and Spark or Hive. Visualize the findings using Tableau.

• Design and develop systems and methods for ensuring quality for large data pipelines and guide the product through all stages of user acceptance process.

What you'll bring:

• Experience programming in an object-oriented language (Java or Scala).

• Experience building microservices (data processing and APIs) and running them in distributed cloud environment.

• Experience using Map Reduce in Hadoop batch jobs and Spark streaming services to process large scale data.

• Experience in creating and maintaining data processing workflows with tools like Airflow (or any other scheduler / ETL tool).

• Experience using Spark, Hive, or SQL to perform advanced data investigation.

• Experience developing techniques to ascertain correctness of data processing and transformation implementations using unit, integration, and end-to-end pipeline testing.

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 that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits:

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, 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.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

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The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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• Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

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

Option 1: Bachelor'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.Option 2: 5 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 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America

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, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.