Principal Software Engineer, Costa Rica

Overview

Be among the first 25 applicants. Walmart Global Tech is a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world’s leading retailers who make an epic impact. We are people-led and tech-empowered, focused on innovation and growth for our team, with roles for those starting their career as well as those pursuing a peak in their career in tech.

About Walmart Global Tech and the International Technology Organization . We are seeking a talented and passionate Principal, Software Engineer to join our International Technology Organization. The ideal candidate will have experience as a tech lead and a strong development background in microservice architectures using backend technologies like Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable software applications. You will collaborate with our product team, in-house developers, and architects to design, develop, and enhance a reliable and maintainable backend infrastructure.

What you’ll do

• Guide and mentor a team of engineers, conduct code reviews, and lead design discussions to ensure engineering best practices.
• Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team.
• Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
• Architect complex software systems to ensure performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
• Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, code reviews, and continuous integration.
• Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.
• Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options, ensuring alignment with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.
• Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence.
• Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.
• Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.
• Collaborate with Product Management, UX / UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams.
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.

What you’ll bring

Work Preference

Flexible, hybrid

We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office with virtual work when not onsite. Our campuses serve as hubs to enhance collaboration and deliver on business needs, helping us make quicker decisions and remove location barriers across our global team.

Equal Opportunity

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 by understanding, respecting and valuing diversity across styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

The above information is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to be a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. Walmart doesn’t charge any recruitment or similar fee in the recruitment process, including but not limited to interview, offering, and onboarding.

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 experts and service professionals within the world’s leading retailers 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 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 on a scale that impacts millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Openings and application The description contains roles and responsibilities for a Principal Software Engineer and related team expectations for Walmart International, including cross-functional collaboration and global scale. This section preserves the original intent and does not introduce new facts beyond what is stated above.

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