Staff, Software Engineer - Front-End UI

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of complex, scalable front-end features with a focus on reusability, maintainability, and long-term system health.
• Develop platform features using front-end technologies such as React and React Native, as well as microservices like Node.js, Java, and Spring Boot, and event-driven architectures including Kafka, SSE, and WebSocket.
• Explore and integrate AI and Generative AI capabilities to enhance user experiences, drive personalization, and streamline front-end workflows.
• Uphold engineering and operational excellence standards and embrace automation.
• Partner closely with product, UX, and business stakeholders to align on vision and outcomes, ensuring solutions are extensible across multiple use cases.
• Work cross-functionally with business, product, data science, front-end engineering, and data engineering teams to ensure alignment and achieve business goals.
• Integrate various data structures using Cosmos DB, SQL Server, and GraphQL APIs.
• Emphasize data security with sensitive data and access control.
• Implement feature flags, CI/CD automation, and ensure high operational excellence with 99.99% uptime and sub-second API responses for P90 metrics.
• Support production operations for critical and high-impact applications.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in React for web and React Native for mobile platforms.
• Strong expertise in platform integration skills using React, React Native, Node.js, Java, and Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in working with data structures such as Cosmos DB, Graph DB, SQL Server, Kafka, and GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with version control using Git.
• Proven track record of ownership and delivery.
• Experience developing GenAI-based applications using skills like Prompt Engineering and RAG.
• Experience with feature flags, CI/CD automation, and shift-left principles.
• Experience with large-scale data pipelines in online advertising, recommender systems, e-commerce, or relevant areas.
• Emphasis on data security with sensitive data and access control.
• Highly resourceful and methodical in solution/architecture/API/codebase design and translating product requirements into engineering blueprints.

Nice to Have

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area.
• Experience creating inclusive digital experiences and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards.
• Knowledge of assistive technologies and integrating digital accessibility to support an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
• Preferred: Master's degree in relevant field with 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Benefits & Perks

• Incentive awards for performance.
• 401(k) match, stock purchase plan.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, holidays, and other purposes.
• Multiple health plans.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U).
• Additional perks like short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.