Staff, Software Engineer, GenAI Platform

Walmart; Arkansas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as a Staff Software Engineer focused on enhancing the GenAI experience for millions of associates. In this dynamic role, you will design and develop innovative platform features using cutting-edge technologies, ensuring operational excellence while collaborating with talented researchers. This opportunity allows you to make a significant impact in a leading company committed to transforming the retail landscape through technology. Embrace the challenge of working in a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity, while enjoying a competitive compensation package and numerous benefits.

Benefits

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Paid maternity and parental leave

PTO

Multiple health plans

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industry experience with a strong focus on Python development.
• Experience in designing and building Python-based web services.

Responsibilities

• Develop platform features using microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Collaborate with researchers to apply GenAI technologies.

Skills

Python

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

Git

Linux

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

Fast API

Containers

Job description

Position Summary...

Walmart's Associate Experience Platform team is seeking an exceptional Staff 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 Enterprise People Technology 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. People Technology 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 (Fast API) and event-driven (Kafka, SSE, WebSocket) architecture
• Uphold the engineering and operational excellence standards and embrace automation following DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle
• Stay up to date with GenAI and adopt new solutions and best practices
• Collaborate with applied researchers and data scientists to bring cutting-edge GenAI research into application
• Be an active member of a dynamic team
• Support production operations by participating in on-call rotations

What you'll bring:

Essential skills

• Python Guru that embraces Pythonic way of thinking. You should be exceptional at writing high-performing production-quality code in Python
• Hands-on experience designing and building Python-based web services in production setting
• Familiar with version control using Git in collaboration settings
• Comfortable working with Linux and containers
• 4+ years of industry experience along with a proven track record of ownership and delivery

Supplemental skills

• Experience with developing GenAI-based applications
• Experience with JavaScript (React, Node.js)
• Experience with large-scale data pipelines in online advertising, recommender system, e-commerce, or relevant areas

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 connection 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.

Minimum 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 Qualifications...

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 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.

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