(USA) Senior, Software Engineer
About The Position
As a Senior Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions that drive business value. The role provides critical technical leadership for HDMI-CEC, ARC/eARC, device interoperability, firmware integration, and automation efforts across Smart TV platforms. You will collaborate across teams to implement platform design and product strategy while maintaining a focus on continuous development and testing. Your contributions will support Walmart’s commitment to innovation and operational excellence through effective debugging, documentation, and integration of emerging technologies. About the team: The HDMI-CEC Quality Engineering team ensures reliable interoperability across Walmart-VIZIO Smart TV platforms. Operating at the intersection of embedded software, firmware, hardware, and connected-device ecosystems, the team supports HDMI-CEC, ARC/eARC, audio routing, gaming, streaming devices, and soundbar integration. Collaborating with firmware, systems, ODM, chipset, and product engineering teams, they focus on root-cause analysis, automation, release readiness, and platform stability. Their work enhances the customer experience by enabling seamless connectivity and interaction between TVs and everyday devices, driving innovation and quality in smart entertainment technology.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in embedded software, systems engineering, integration engineering, quality engineering, or consumer electronics development.
- Strong knowledge of HDMI-CEC, ARC/eARC, HDMI interoperability, and embedded Linux environments.
- Experience with automation, diagnostic tool development, debugging complex system-level issues, and analyzing firmware or platform changes.
- Proficiency with Python, Shell, or similar scripting languages.
- Strong technical leadership, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- 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
- Serve as the technical lead for HDMI-CEC and device interoperability across Walmart-VIZIO Smart TV platforms.
- Drive automation, diagnostics, root-cause analysis, and platform integration efforts across firmware, hardware, audio, and connected-device ecosystems.
- Partner with embedded software, systems, ODM, chipset, and product teams to assess technical risk, investigate complex issues, and improve platform stability.
- Define technical readiness criteria for releases, mentor engineers, and provide data-driven recommendations that improve product quality and customer experience.
- Analyze product requirements, software architecture, code changes, firmware manifests and dependencies to determine platform impact, regression scope, integration and system-level risks across multiple supported platforms and hardware configurations.
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 leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
