Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning. Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent. Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy. Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.
About Team:
The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.
What you'll do:
Are you passionate about pioneering cutting-edge technology that can revolutionize the world of associate (employee) experiences? Do you dream of playing a leadership role that will shape the future of Global People Systems? If you possess a visionary mindset and exceptional technical expertise, you may be interested in this opportunity.
Join our dynamic and forward-thinking People Technology engineering organization as our Sr. leader in the Global Talent and Hiring domain, where you’ll be at the forefront of driving innovation, spearheading transformative projects and foundational improvements. We are seeking a visionary leader who can seamlessly bridge the gap between strategic planning and hands-on technical implementation. Your projects will have tremendous impact, be scalable, and at the center of platform modernization efforts in Walmart’s People Technology organization.
What you'll bring:
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive API gateway and React Native strategy that aligns with the company's vision and business goals. Drive innovation, ensure best practices, and lead the team to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Team Management: Build and lead a team of skilled engineers, architects, and developers focused on API gateway design, implementation, and optimization, as well as React Native application development. Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development to team members.
- Technical Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert for API gateway architecture, design patterns, and implementation. Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies related to APIs and React Native.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Management, UI/UX Design, Quality Assurance, and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of APIs and React Native components within our product ecosystem.
- Solution Design: Collaborate with architects to design scalable, secure, and robust API gateway solutions that meet the evolving needs of our products and customers. Provide architectural oversight and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Performance Optimization: Drive continuous improvement in API performance, reliability, and scalability. Implement monitoring, analytics, and optimization strategies to enhance the efficiency and responsiveness of APIs and React Native applications.
- Risk Management: Identify potential security risks and compliance issues related to API gateways and React Native projects. Implement strategies to mitigate risks and ensure data protection and privacy.
- Project Management: Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of API gateway and React Native projects, ensuring alignment with timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Proven experience (8+ years) in software engineering, API gateway architecture, and React Native application development.
- Previous experience (5+ years) in a leadership role, managing technical teams and driving complex projects to successful completion.
Technical Skills:
- Requires extensive large-scale experience delivering REST or GraphQL APIs and gateways. Ideal candidate would have experience with federated GraphQL using Java or Node.js.
- Requires large-scale web and mobile (Android and iOS) app development. Ideal candidates would have experience with Javascript, React, and React Native. Experience with Flutter, Swift, Kotlin, or other mobile technologies is highly desirable.
- Strong operational experience with DevOps orientation and quality/test automation experience is a must.
- Lead the development team and manage projects from conception to final product release.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, product, and engineering, to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
- Develop and maintain mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms using React Native, Swift, and Kotlin.
- Develop and maintain web applications using React.
- Ensure that all applications are developed according to best practices and meet high-quality standards.
- Manage the mobile application release process, including submission to the app stores.
- Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile and web application development.
- Ensure adequate monitoring and alerting is in-place to ensure 24/7/365 availability.
- Experience with Web and mobile analytics
- Strong quality focus including test strategy and test automation across web, mobile, and APIs.
- Solid understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
- Strong knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms for APIs.
Leadership and Management:
- Proven experience in a leadership role, preferably at the director level or higher.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team of software engineers, including providing technical guidance and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Strong project management skills, including planning, execution, and delivery of software projects.
- Experience setting and achieving technical goals and objectives.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
API and Backend Knowledge:
- Understanding of backend technologies and languages (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java) to facilitate API integration and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for scaling and deploying APIs.
Frontend Development:
- Experience in building and maintaining mobile applications using React Native.
- Knowledge of frontend build tools, package managers, and state management libraries (e.g., Redux).
- Understanding of mobile user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design principles.
Problem Solving and Decision Making:
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems and devise effective solutions.
- Experience making strategic decisions that align with business objectives and technical requirements.
Continuous Learning and Adaptability:
- Willingness to stay updated with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
- Adaptability to changing environments and priorities.
Additional Skills:
- Deep understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., Azure and Google Cloud) and serverless computing.
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. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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. 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. For information about PTO, see . 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. 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. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at . The annual salary range for this position is $192,000.00-$384,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) - Stock equity incentives
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 and7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 9 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.4 years' supervisory experience.
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 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Primary Location...
10500 Ne 8th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America