Principal Software Engineer in Test, Walmart Advanced Systems & Robotics
Offers stock purchase plans, and equity opportunities
Office located in Andover, MA
Engineering & technology hub of Walmart
Job no longer available
Engineering & technology hub of Walmart
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
Offers stock purchase plans, and equity opportunities
Office located in Andover, MA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To revolutionize the retail industry through cutting-edge automation and robotic technologies.
Role
Who you are
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
- Must have solid understanding and ability to write code in Python and/or Java and experience working with testing libraries such as PyTest /Junit/TestNG
- Strong experience in testing APIs such as REST, gRPC, GraphQL and hands-on experience with Linux
- Good understanding of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Gitlab pipelines, GitHub Actions
- Has experience generating test reports for leadership and other stakeholders to understand the status of the project
- Working knowledge of messaging queues like Kafka, SQS, Rabbit MQ etc
- Should be comfortable using containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes etc
- Experience with tools and applications such as JIRA, Confluence, Git, Artifactory and dependency management tools like Poetry/Maven/Gradle
- Ability to design and execute test strategies and plans based on requirements and functional designs
- Own the testing tasks from conception to delivery
- Experience working in robotics, automation is a plus
- Bachelors in Robotics, Computer or Electrical Engineering and 12 years of work experience or
- Masters in Robotics, Computer or Electrical Engineering and 10 years of work experience
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Test to work with a cross-functional team to qualify new and exciting features in robotics and controls
- This role is a critical part of our product development process, working closely with the Robot Control System team
- This position focuses on developing and executing test strategies and test plans for our robotics software
- This is a hands-on, technical leadership role with potential to lead a team
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for challenging themselves and the team to break the product in the most unexpected ways
- They will be responsible to drive the test strategy, devise appropriate metrics to inform on release criteria and shepherd the release to a successful launch
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive test plans for new functionality through the entirety of the SDLC process
- Develop efficient test strategies for the different systems making up the product
- Develop and execute automated and manual smoke, regression, functional, and acceptance tests working in conjunction with the development and test frameworks teams
- Investigate, reproduce, log and escalate reported defects
- Identify trends in failures and implement countermeasures to prevent recurrence of failures
- Initiate and participate in process improvements
- Estimate own testing tasks and work productively with minimum supervision while showing an excellent team attitude
- Mentor and cross train other engineers
- Occasionally travel to the stores where our system is deployed to help optimize the system and collect valuable feedback on ways to improve the system
Our take
Walmart Advanced Systems & Robotics is a division of Walmart focussed on building robotics and complimentary technology to streamline retail and fulfilment operations. Founded as Alert Innovation, the company has partnered with Walmart from the start, meaning it was no surprise when the retail giant acquired it in 2022.
The company's goal is to use robotics to replace labor-intensive processes, for example the gathering of requested items in fulfilment centers. Its Alphabot hybrid warehouse system provides automated picking that works alongside human workers, with robots retrieving items and delivering them to a picking station where workers can efficiently prepare the customer orders.
With such a unique position as a division of a major retailer, Walmart Advanced Systems & Robotics should benefit from insight into the fulfilment issues that will most benefit from robotics automation. With more projects in development, it will be interesting see what it tackles next in grocery supply chain automation or beyond.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Company benefits
- Medical benefits for you and your dependents (multiple health plan options, doctor on demand service, vision, and dental plans)
- 401(k) match & life insurance
- Stock options (employees receive annual grants of Walmart RSU’s)
- Unlimited paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Up to 12 weeks of parental leave
- Company holidays
- Discounts (employees receive Walmart discount cards for in-store and online purchases)
- Coffee & lunch (we have the best fresh roasted coffee and lunch is provided daily for our team in the office)
Company HQ
Andover, Andover, MA
Leadership
Bill Fosnight
(CTO & VP)Co-founded the company as Alert Innovation, working first as Chief Development Officer and later CTO. Remained as CTO after its acquisition by Walmart.
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