Software Engineer - Android at Walmart

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Walmart Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, Ecommerce, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Well-rounded understanding of Android framework components and their respective lifecycles combined with a solid knowledge of multithreading, networking, offline storage, and performance tuning
  • Android SDK along with good working understanding on Geo fencing api to enable location-based features in our app
  • Good understanding of Android sandbox and its design systems
  • Advanced level in Kotlin programming language, system design and UX design choices
  • Comfortable in exploring new ideas and writing ADR documents for peer reviews
  • Working knowledge on Android push notifications, In-app-messaging service integrations
  • Intermediate to Advanced knowledge on GraphQL / Apollo
  • Able to take challenges to dive deep into build tool development, Gradle build performance improvement and its tooling improvements in CI/CD pipeline
  • Static code analysis using lint and custom lint tooling development
  • Use App profiling tools to assess and improve our user experience using benchmark reporting, memory profiling, caching improvements, app launch performance improvements
  • Comfortable to explore and use our highly scalable data ingestion tools to triage our app
  • Biased towards greater code coverage choices

Responsibilities

  • Build, and maintain engaging and high-performant apps for our customers at a very high scale
  • Produce robust, maintainable, highly tested, reusable code for developing functionality, configuration, improved performance, scalability, availability, security, monitoring and alerting for software test, integration, and production environments
  • Plan and implement a series of steps which potentially include reconfiguration, integration, removal, or addition of application components to enhance the application's functionality, resiliency, usability, and security
  • Understand the Business/Stakeholder/Technical requirements and assist in analyzing the existing solutions to address the needs. Assist in creation of simple, modular, extensible functional design for the product/solution in adherence to the requirements
  • Assess gaps, updates, and modifications between the customer, business expectations, and the existing product/solutions
  • Analyze defects from past projects and solutions to avoid recurrence of similar defects
  • Analyze system performance impacting the complete product for non-functional requirements such as reliability, operability, performance efficiency, and security
  • Troubleshoot performance and availability bottlenecks within the application
  • Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test cases and deployment procedures
  • Follow coding and design best practices developed by the teams and contribute towards their continuous improvement

Skills

Android
Java
Kotlin
Unit Testing
Integration Testing
Performance Optimization
Scalability
Security
Monitoring
Alerting

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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