Software Engineer III

About the Role

Walmart Global Tech India is seeking a talented Software Engineer III to join their team in Chennai, India. This role involves participating in the discovery phase of projects, designing high-level solutions in partnership with product, project management, business, and UX teams. You will be responsible for troubleshooting business and production issues, performing root cause analysis, engaging support teams, developing solutions, and ensuring timely delivery.

What You'll Do

• Participate in project discovery and high-level design.
• Troubleshoot and resolve business and production issues, including root cause analysis.
• Manage complex projects, translating requirements into technical solutions, and developing code.
• Conduct unit testing and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Provide support to the business by responding to user inquiries and concerns.
• Offer guidance to small groups of engineers, including offshore associates.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

Requirement and Scoping Analysis

• Knowledge of traceability matrix, risk analysis, cost analysis, business objectives, and requirement classification.
• Assist in analyzing existing solutions and contributing to user story creation.
• Prepare and maintain requirement traceability matrices.

Coding

• Proficiency in coding standards, languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python, C#), frameworks, tools, and platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS).
• Create and configure code to meet business and technical requirements, focusing on maintainability, availability, and scalability.
• Assist in selecting appropriate languages and tools for development.
• Build automation scripts for CI/CD, testing, and other processes.
• Implement telemetry features and ensure adherence to security policies.

Testing

• Map customer requirements to test objectives.
• Create and execute test cases to identify and fix defects.
• Perform various types of testing using appropriate tools.

Defect Management and Troubleshooting

• Track, analyze, and manage defects, conducting regression testing.
• Analyze past defects to prevent recurrence.
• Troubleshoot performance and availability bottlenecks.

DevOps Orientation

• Conduct complex application maintenance procedures independently.
• Monitor and evaluate application performance using relevant metrics.
• Perform maintenance and re-engineering activities.
• Analyze application logs and provide insights.

Program Monitoring

• Ensure adherence to project milestones and timelines using program metrics and reporting tools.
• Utilize Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CICD) practices.

Core Competencies

• Agile Methodology, Software Design, Project Management
• Respect the Individual: Foster an inclusive and high-performing team environment, promoting respect, belonging, and employee development through coaching and mentoring. Build strong relationships and communicate effectively.
• Act with Integrity: Uphold the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance. Model company values and lead by example. Act as a humble, self-aware, honest, and transparent servant leader.
• Serve our Customers and Members: Deliver expected business results by prioritizing the customer/member and applying an omni-merchant mindset with an Every Day Low-Cost approach. Adopt a holistic perspective using data and customer insights.
• Strive for Excellence: Consistently raise the bar, demonstrate curiosity, and embrace a growth mindset. Seek feedback, foster learning, and exhibit resilience. Implement continuous improvements and leverage new digital tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 2 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Option 2: 4 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related area.
• Experience creating inclusive digital experiences, implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, and integrating digital accessibility.
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and Walmart's accessibility standards.