Software Engineer III

Position: Software Engineer III 

Job Location: 1701 W State Highway 114 Grapevine, TX 76051 

Duties: Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. Requirement and Scoping Analysis: Traceability matrix; Risk analysis methodologies; Cost Analysis; Business objectives; Classification of requirements; User stories to understand the Business/Stakeholder/Technical requirements and assist in analyzing the existing solutions to address the needs (in case of agile methodology, for the iteration). Prepares requirement traceability matrix and maintains traceability between business requirements, functional requirements, design, and test cases. Contributes to the creation of user stories for component/module/simple requirements. Review coding standards and guidelines; Coding languages including JavaScript, Python, C#, frameworks, tools, and platforms; Quality, Safety and Security standards; Emerging tools and technologies; Telemetry. To create/configure minimalistic code for entire component/application and ensure the components are meeting business/technical requirements, non-functional requirements, low-maintainability, high-availability, and high-scalability needs. Assist in the selection of appropriate languages including JavaScript, Python, C#, and development standards and tools for software coding/configuration. Build scripts for automation of repetitive and routine tasks in CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery), Testing or any other process. Testing: Test case preparation; Test Objectives; Test Strategy; Test types; Test tools including Automation - Selenium, Agile - Jira, Mobile - Eggplant; Test Environment; Root cause analysis. Identify and create test cases for the component/module. Execute test cases to test the code and detect errors and defects for the entire component. Defect Management and Troubleshooting: Defect life-cycle process, defect tracking tools and methodologies; defect reporting; regression testing; root cause analysis; root cause corrective action. Track and analyze defects for the component/ module and carry out regression testing to fix defects in all instances of code changes. Analyze defects from past projects/solutions to avoid recurrence of similar defects. Troubleshoot performance and availability bottlenecks for the application. DevOps Orientation: leverage different operating systems; software maintenance tools and techniques; application monitoring tools and techniques; debugging tools; mock screen; pseudocodes; reverse engineering; traceability matrix; system performance, security, integration; data migration and accessibility; design methodologies. Conduct complex maintenance procedures for applications independently. Monitor and evaluate the performance of the application by tracking and analyzing appropriate metrics; perform maintenance (corrective, adaptive, perfective) and re-engineering activities. Analyze application logs, maintenance activity data, performance data and provide analysis; evaluate change requests to identify those which are valid and feasible. Program Monitoring: Review program metrics; program reporting, logging tools and processes; CI/CD to ensure adherence to the project against approved milestones and timelines.  

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering or related field; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field plus 2 years of experience in software engineering or related experience. 

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Designing and developing RESTful APIs for web applications using Flask, java; Front-end development for implementing responsive UI/UX using HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap; Problem solving and debugging skills for resolving complex code issues; Developing and optimizing back-end services for high-performance applications; Designing and optimizing SQL and NoSQL databases to improve query performance, data retrieval speed, and scalability for high-traffic applications; Ensuring cross-platform compatibility and optimizing web application performance by implementing efficient routing and database indexing; Implementing role-based access control and authentication in web applications; Implementing data synchronization between front-end and back-end services; Writing unit tests to ensure application reliability and reduce post-release issues. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills. 

  Rate of pay: $112,923.00 - 180,000.00/year 

Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer.