Position: Software Engineer II

Job Location: 10790 Parkridge Blvd, Reston VA, 20191

Duties: Manages small to medium-sized complex team projects by reviewing and understanding project requirements; translating requirements into technical solutions; researching and identifying alternative solutions; determining needed solutions based on return on investment and value add to the business; gathering needed information (for example, design documents, product requirements, wire frames); writing and developing code; communicating status and issues to appropriate team members and stakeholders; collaborating with project team and cross-functional teams; identifying areas of opportunity; interpreting information and identifying a solution; ensuring solution is sustainable across implementation and use; and ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs. Provides support to the business for new and existing systems by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility); researching and identifying needed solutions; determining implementation designs; providing guidance regarding implications of new and enhanced systems; and directing users to appropriate contacts for issues outside of own domain. Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams when needed; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; and completing online documentation.

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field plus 1 year of experience in software engineering or related experience OR Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.

Skills Required: Must have experience with: designing and implementing REST and GraphQL API web services using Java/Javascript; coding in an object-oriented programming language (Java, Javascript); designing and building cloud architecture on public cloud services (AWS, Azure); coordinating with release and support teams for the deployment of apps across different environments; building and releasing web applications with Jenkins and Kubernetes; production support for hot fix and troubleshooting; NoSQL database (MongoDB or Cassandra); collaborating/partnering with business stakeholders to prepare/document different possible use cases to test against the backend system; providing mentorship and guidance to junior team members; designing and testing external cache systems (memcached, redis); and logging and troubleshooting production issues using Splunk. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

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Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.