- Salary
- $117k – $234k
- Location
- (USA) Crossman Service Building CA SUNNYVALE Home Office, United States of America
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- Bachelor
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience building Generative AI powered applications and platforms. This role is ideal for an engineer who can combine modern software development expertise with Gen AI innovation to build scalable, intelligent, and reliable solutions.
You will own end-to-end feature delivery, design robust systems, integrate AI capabilities into products, and collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to solve complex customer and associate problems. Key Responsibilities
Application & Feature Delivery
- Own delivery of scoped features, services, APIs, user experiences, or AI-powered capabilities from design through production support.
- Drive implementation, testing, iteration, deployment, and ongoing enhancements for assigned systems.
- Align engineering execution with broader platform, product, and business objectives.
Software Engineering & Development
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using technologies such as Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar modern languages.
- Write clean, secure, efficient, and maintainable production-quality code.
- Build and enhance REST APIs, microservices, backend services, and user-facing applications.
- Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, telemetry, and observability solutions.
- Conduct code reviews and support defect management, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
Generative AI / Intelligent Systems
- Build and integrate Generative AI solutions using LLMs, AI agents, and machine learning services.
- Develop AI-enabled workflows using prompt orchestration, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and external/internal APIs.
- Partner with product teams to identify high-value Gen AI use cases that improve customer experience or internal productivity.
- Optimize AI solutions for latency, cost, scalability, reliability, and responsible AI practices.
- Leverage AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot or equivalent to improve engineering productivity.
Solution Design & Technical Leadership
- Translate high-level requirements into detailed technical designs, architecture flows, and scalable implementation plans.
- Evaluate technical trade-offs and recommend solutions aligned to long-term architecture strategy.
- Participate in design reviews and champion software engineering best practices.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, code quality standards, and knowledge sharing.
Operations & Reliability
- Own production quality, service health, and operational excellence of delivered systems.
- Monitor system performance, investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive improvements.
- Ensure systems meet reliability, security, and availability expectations.
Collaboration & Execution
- Work cross-functionally with Product Managers, Program Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, and Engineering teams.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Drive accountability, execution excellence, and continuous improvement across projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 6+ years of software engineering experience building scalable applications or platforms.
- Strong hands-on coding experience in Java and/or Python.
- Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, microservices, object-oriented design, and system architecture.
- Experience with SQL / NoSQL databases.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience with CI/CD, testing automation, monitoring, and Agile delivery models.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Hands-on experience building Generative AI or LLM-powered applications.
- Experience with LangChain, orchestration frameworks, vector databases, prompt engineering, or RAG architectures.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, or event-driven systems.
- Experience with observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or OpenTelemetry.
- Experience in retail, eCommerce, supply chain, logistics, or customer service domains.
- Strong ownership mindset with ability to independently drive initiatives.
- Passion for engineering excellence and scalable design.
- Curiosity to explore emerging AI technologies and apply them practically.
- Strong collaborator who thrives in fast-paced environments.
- Growth mindset with focus on continuous learning and innovation.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 5 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 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...
1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Skills
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptJavaAWSAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDSQLMachine LearningGitHubSplunkRESTAgileMicroservicesCustomer Service
