Senior, Software Engineer – Python, Gen AI Developer

Walmart • Sunnyvale, CA

6h • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of Walmart's Global Sourcing Backend team, you will be building highly scalable and reliable APIs, services and applications which will drive the next generation purchase order management system. You'll independently handle high impact, critical software/systems monitoring issues, troubleshoot business and production issues. As a member of this fast-moving and highly entrepreneurial team, you'll be able to say that you work for the worlds largest retailer and contribute to innovation and development to best-in-class methodologies that impacted perception and drastically changed business as we know it. This team works with Walmart International, which includes more than 5,200 retail units, operating in 23 countries such as Canada, Central America, Chile, China, India, Mexico and South Africa to name a few. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience building scalable applications.
• Utilize libraries like to integrate a pre-trained Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) model like or Gemini.
• Develop a text pre-processing module to handle user input, cleaning and formatting text for optimal model performance.
• Implement an API endpoint using a framework like Flask or Fast API to receive user prompts and send them to the Gen AI model.
• Integrate a safety module to filter out potentially harmful or biased outputs from the model.
• Build a user-friendly interface using React components where users can input writing prompts, choose desired writing styles (e.g., poem, script, news article), and adjust generation parameters.
• Utilize Reacts state management libraries (Redux, Context API) to handle user interactions and display generated content dynamically.
• Implement an attractive and intuitive UI that allows users to review and iterate on generated content.
• API Gateway (Node.js): Serve as a communication layer between Python backend. Utilize a framework like Express.js to build a lightweight API gateway for managing incoming requests and responses.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/deployment processes and tools such as Jenkins and Maven.
• Strong experience interfacing with Web Services platforms
• Strong expertise in development of scalable cloud native microservices
• Strong expertise in designing and building APIs
• Strong expertise with Cloud Technologies like Azure and GCP
• Strong Expertise in Java/Python, Design Patterns
• 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.
• 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example a team of 3-4 members.
• Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices; supporting and aligning efforts to meet customer and business needs; and building commitment for perspectives and rationales.
• Identifying short and long-term solutions and timeline; reviewing and approving proposed solutions, implementing new architectural patterns; and performing design and code reviews of changes.
• Provides support to the business for new and existing systems by responding to user questions, concerns, and issues (for example, technical feasibility); researching and identifying needed solutions; determining implementation designs; providing guidance regarding implications of new and enhanced systems; and directing users to appropriate contacts for issues outside of own domain.
• Troubleshoots business and production issues by gathering information (for example, issue, impact, criticality); performing root cause analysis to reduce future issues; engaging support teams when needed; developing solutions; driving the development of an action plan; performing actions as designated in the plan; and completing online documentation.

Benefits

• Incentive awards for performance
• 401(k) match
• Stock purchase plan
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• PTO
• Multiple health plans
• Competitive pay
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• Stock
• Company-paid life insurance
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO (including sick leave)
• PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior