Distinguished, Architect at Walmart

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Walmart Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, E-commerceIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years experience in software development
  • 5+ years as a technical architect
  • Experience interacting with business and product partners to gather the right requirements
  • Demonstrated experience in delivering software using Agile methodologies
  • Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Experience working in commerce and eCommerce products
  • Customer focused and understand architectural fundamentals for cloud-native solutions, preferably in Azure or GCP
  • Passion for large and complex platforms and optimizing customer experience
  • Technical mindset with great attention to detail
  • Understand modern development methodologies
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field
  • Expertise with cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform
  • Experience working with teams across multiple locations (distributed office working experience with US headquarters)
  • Excellent technical abilities with strong business, organizational, and analytical skills

Responsibilities

  • Design technical architecture solutions that span multiple commerce platforms and include integration with multiple systems
  • Design the right interfaces and technologies to make solutions accessible by multiple teams
  • Focus on the end customer experience while ensuring designs are resilient
  • Provide technical leadership to engineering teams
  • Build partnerships with cross-discipline team members
  • Analyze current solution designs to optimize and provide design improvements to handle business growth
  • Coordinate with business teams to identify future needs and requirements
  • Mentor teams to define design and development standards, engineering practices, and incident management
  • Leverage business and domain acumen to interpret and translate business requirements to architecture/technology plans
  • Solve complex technical challenges such as integrating multiple data systems via multiple protocols, implementing real-time decision solutions for millions of customers, and migrating to public cloud

Skills

Databases
API Design
Networking
Security
Public Cloud
Systems Integration
Real-time Systems
Technical Architecture

Walmart

Global retail chain offering affordable products

About Walmart

Walmart operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, providing a wide variety of products at low prices to everyday consumers, families, and communities. The company combines physical retail locations with an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to shop for groceries, apparel, electronics, and household items both in-store and online. Walmart's efficient supply chain management and large-scale purchasing enable it to maintain affordability, setting it apart from competitors. The company also offers financial services and health and wellness services, including pharmacies and vision centers. Walmart's goal is to save people money and support communities, as demonstrated by its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and its commitment to social responsibility, including programs for veterans and military families.

Bentonville, ArkansasHeadquarters
1962Year Founded
$5,515MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Financial Services, Consumer GoodsIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

PTO: Paid vacation, sick time, personal time and holiday time
10% discount on regularly priced general merchandise and fresh fruits and vegetables
6% 401(k) match to all employees, including hourly workers, after one year
Roth IRA available
Associate Stock Purchase Plan
maximum and eligible preventive care covered at 100%
Health reimbursement plans

Risks

Rising U.S. labor costs could pressure profit margins.
Amazon's grocery delivery expansion threatens Walmart's market share.
Fintech investments expose Walmart to financial regulatory risks.

Differentiation

Walmart's omnichannel strategy integrates physical and online retail seamlessly.
The company offers a wide range of products at consistently low prices.
Walmart's commitment to community support enhances its brand reputation.

Upsides

Walmart's investment in fintech expands its financial services offerings.
Robotics integration in distribution centers boosts operational efficiency.
Culturally themed product lines attract diverse customer segments.

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