(USA) Senior, Software Engineer

Walmart•Bentonville, AR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer will lead the delivery of scoped features and models through collaborative teams, ensuring alignment with platform and business objectives. This role involves designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable software solutions using multiple programming languages and modern development practices. The engineer will integrate AI/ML components, conduct code reviews, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Strong technical judgment, effective cross-team collaboration, and a product-driven mindset are essential to drive innovation and deliver high-quality, reliable software that meets stakeholder needs and enhances overall system performance. Our team spans the US and India, developing systems that manage software dependencies across thousands of repositories. We enforce software development lifecycle and security policies in production, automate CI/CD failure diagnosis and remediation using AI and machine learning, and enhance CI/CD experiences. Combining platform engineering, distributed systems, developer experience, AI-driven architecture, security, and compliance, the team focuses on automation, self-service, reliability, and reducing engineering effort at scale. This collaborative environment drives innovation and operational excellence to support Walmart’s technology objectives.

Requirements

AI: GenAI, LLMs, agentic, and RAG frameworks for designing, developing, and deploying advanced AI systems and scalable intelligent solutions.
Backend: Strong in Java, J2EE, Spring, JVM internals, concurrency, multithreading, service oriented architecture, and RESTful web services.
Data: Solid fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, SQL, and relational databases including Postgres, SQL Server, and BigQuery.
Distributed systems: Experience with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Python, and scalable, high performance distributed application environments.
Frontend: Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ReactJS, React Native, Redux, Webpack, and Node.js.
Cloud and system design: Hands on cloud deployment experience building scalable, available production systems for applications and services at scale.
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.

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 the delivery of scoped features and models through collaborative teams, ensuring alignment with platform and business objectives.
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable software solutions using multiple programming languages and modern development practices.
Integrate AI/ML components.
Conduct code reviews.
Support continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate and Innovate: Work in a dynamic, cross-functional team environment, sharing creative ideas and partnering with engineers, designers, and product managers to shape the vision and architecture of our web platforms.
End-to-End Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications using a modern tech stack, ensuring seamless integration between frontend and backend components.
Problem Solving: Conduct root cause analysis on applications to address business questions, identify performance bottlenecks, and uncover opportunities for improvement.
Cross-Team Collaboration: Engage with engineering teams across geographies to share knowledge, leverage expertise, and contribute to the broader tech community.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
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.