Principal, Software Engineer - GenAI

StartupNWA; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading global retailer as a Principal Software Engineer, where you'll drive innovation in GenAI technologies. This role involves hands-on development of platform capabilities that impact millions of associates worldwide. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies to design and implement scalable solutions, ensuring high operational excellence and data security. Collaborate with talented professionals across various disciplines to create inclusive digital experiences and contribute to the future of retail technology. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of a Fortune #1 company and make a significant impact in the tech industry.

Benefits

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Paid maternity leave

Paid parental leave

PTO

Multiple health plans

Performance bonuses

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with strong platform integration skills.
• Experience in developing GenAI-based applications and large-scale data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop platform features with microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.

Skills

React

React Native

Node.js

Java

Spring Boot

Python

Kafka

GraphQL

Data Security

Prompt Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related area

Master’s degree in computer science or related area

Tools

Cosmos DB

SQL Server

Git

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Position Summary

Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart.

Walmart's Talent Management Engineering team is seeking an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to strengthen our GenAI experience platform. You will be hands-on developing critical platform capabilities with cutting-edge GenAI technologies, building reusable and extensible platform services, and ultimately bringing GenAI to the day-to-day of 2.2M Walmart associates worldwide.

About Team

The Talent Management Engineering team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. Talent Management Engineering is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

What you'll do...

• Contribute to the design and development of platform features with microservices (React, React Native, Node.js, Java, Spring Boot) and event-driven (Kafka, SSE, WebSocket) architecture.
• Uphold the engineering and operational excellence standards and embrace automation.
• 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 the importance of data security with sensitive data and access control.
• Implement feature flags, CI/CD with automation, ensuring high operational excellence for 99.99% uptime and sub-second API responses for P90 metrics.
• Stay up to date with the latest AI/ML technologies and trends - acting as a thought leader for GenAI/ML Engineering within the organization and in the broader technical community.
• Collaborate with applied researchers and data scientists to bring cutting-edge GenAI research into application.
• Support production operations for critical and high impact applications.

What you'll bring:

• Strong expertise in platform integration skills using React, React Native, Node.js, Java, and Spring Boot, Python.
• Proficiency in working with different data structures using Cosmos DB, Graph DB, SQL Server, Kafka event topics, and GraphQL APIs.
• Version control using Git in collaboration settings.
• Proven track record of ownership and delivery.
• Experience with developing GenAI-based applications using skills such as Prompt Engineering, RAG, etc.
• Experience with feature flags, CI/CD automation, 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.
• Ability to communicate technical work to senior/executive leaders in both technical and non-technical settings.

• Proven programming skills using standard ML tools such as Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, CUDA, and related frameworks and libraries.
• Highly resourceful and methodical in solution/architecture/API/codebase design and ability to translate product requirement into engineering blueprint.
• Experience with common ML model serving frameworks, especially for NLP models/applications. Familiarity with GenAI/LLMs and related tooling ecosystem a plus.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connections rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity - unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.

Minimum Qualifications

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

• Master’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.
• 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

508 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America