Walmart
Senior, Software Engineer - Front End Ad Experience
Walmart, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
Position Summary:
Join the WalmartLabs Ad Experiences web front-end team and reach millions of people globally. Walmart has a unique real-world connection to millions of people around the world, guided by a mission to help people live better by saving money. The Ad Experiences team lives on the front line of e-commerce digital monetization innovation. This collaborative team, made up of engineering, UX, product management, along with web and technology evangelists, is rapidly iterating new and innovative Ad products at scale. We deliver high performing solutions on our next gen front-end platform. Continuous innovation and immediate feedback by billions of customers make this work incredibly exciting! Strategically, this role will support, enhance, and future-proof our advertising technology platform and help identify optimization opportunities that can improve our advertising delivery process, reduce latency, and increase monetization.
What you'll do:
At least 4 years of Front-End engineering experience with Web-based frameworks and languages including React.JS, Angular, Next.JS, GraphQL and Typescript
Closely track Ad industry trends and best practices, including IAB recommendations, standards and proposed specifications is a plus
Experience with Advertising ecosystem providers such as Media Trust, MOAT, IAS, DoubleVerify, self-serve ad tech platforms (Facebook, Adwords, GAM etc) is a plus
Fundamental Web development skills (Core understanding of the web, services and how things integrate). Cookies, headers, server to server communication understanding is critical.
Passionate towards web performance optimization. Can understand underlying fundamentals that make the page speed up.
Experience working in a low tolerant technical service environment preferably supporting mobile or web-based products is a plus
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders alike
Ability to absorb complex technical concepts and communicate them to a non-technical audience
JavaScript fundamentals in es5/es6, needs to understand how the code we write can scale and get shipped to production
Experience writing and integrating APIs and GraphQL views. Both in creating and integrating with, ideally in both Java/NodeJS. We are looking for a strong FE engineer that can do some BE work, more than the other way around.
Experience working on Browser performance and optimization. How browser/dom is parsed and rendered
What you'll bring:
Development and Maintenance of Tools for enhanced Ad trafficking, automation, and Creative previews
Develop, Debug next level Ad Products that serve on any of our platforms, on- and off property, online and in-store
Identify challenges and opportunities on behalf of internal and external parties, and then simply/execute the solution
Translate business objectives into technical execution for engineers/developers (e.g. config setup, APIs, etc.)
Review implementations (code review, QA, etc.) and provide in-depth technical guidance for any fixes
Be the subject matter expert in ad tech – SSPs, DMPs, DSPs, marketing clouds, ad verification, ad servers, measurement, or all of the above
Establish workflows across teams and designate roles/responsibilities
Collaborate with and execute major cross-platform executions as a team, or independently when needed
Document knowledge and processes
Utilize strong interpersonal skills in working with numerous internal teams and expand personal and team knowledge of new and upcoming products.
Contribute in all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications, prepare and produce releases of software components.
Minimum Qualifications:
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location:
640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
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Join the WalmartLabs Ad Experiences web front-end team and reach millions of people globally. Walmart has a unique real-world connection to millions of people around the world, guided by a mission to help people live better by saving money. The Ad Experiences team lives on the front line of e-commerce digital monetization innovation. This collaborative team, made up of engineering, UX, product management, along with web and technology evangelists, is rapidly iterating new and innovative Ad products at scale. We deliver high performing solutions on our next gen front-end platform. Continuous innovation and immediate feedback by billions of customers make this work incredibly exciting! Strategically, this role will support, enhance, and future-proof our advertising technology platform and help identify optimization opportunities that can improve our advertising delivery process, reduce latency, and increase monetization.
What you'll do:
At least 4 years of Front-End engineering experience with Web-based frameworks and languages including React.JS, Angular, Next.JS, GraphQL and Typescript
Closely track Ad industry trends and best practices, including IAB recommendations, standards and proposed specifications is a plus
Experience with Advertising ecosystem providers such as Media Trust, MOAT, IAS, DoubleVerify, self-serve ad tech platforms (Facebook, Adwords, GAM etc) is a plus
Fundamental Web development skills (Core understanding of the web, services and how things integrate). Cookies, headers, server to server communication understanding is critical.
Passionate towards web performance optimization. Can understand underlying fundamentals that make the page speed up.
Experience working in a low tolerant technical service environment preferably supporting mobile or web-based products is a plus
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders alike
Ability to absorb complex technical concepts and communicate them to a non-technical audience
JavaScript fundamentals in es5/es6, needs to understand how the code we write can scale and get shipped to production
Experience writing and integrating APIs and GraphQL views. Both in creating and integrating with, ideally in both Java/NodeJS. We are looking for a strong FE engineer that can do some BE work, more than the other way around.
Experience working on Browser performance and optimization. How browser/dom is parsed and rendered
What you'll bring:
Development and Maintenance of Tools for enhanced Ad trafficking, automation, and Creative previews
Develop, Debug next level Ad Products that serve on any of our platforms, on- and off property, online and in-store
Identify challenges and opportunities on behalf of internal and external parties, and then simply/execute the solution
Translate business objectives into technical execution for engineers/developers (e.g. config setup, APIs, etc.)
Review implementations (code review, QA, etc.) and provide in-depth technical guidance for any fixes
Be the subject matter expert in ad tech – SSPs, DMPs, DSPs, marketing clouds, ad verification, ad servers, measurement, or all of the above
Establish workflows across teams and designate roles/responsibilities
Collaborate with and execute major cross-platform executions as a team, or independently when needed
Document knowledge and processes
Utilize strong interpersonal skills in working with numerous internal teams and expand personal and team knowledge of new and upcoming products.
Contribute in all phases of the development life cycle and write well-designed, testable, efficient code.
Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications, prepare and produce releases of software components.
Minimum Qualifications:
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 1 year's experience in software engineering or related area. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location:
640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
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