(USA) Senior, Software Engineer
About The Position
As a Senior Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the delivery of scalable, secure software solutions by collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will drive the full software development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, and deployment, while integrating advanced AI/ML capabilities to enhance platform intelligence. This role requires strong technical judgment, continuous improvement, and proactive problem-solving to meet business objectives. You will mentor peers, promote engineering excellence, and ensure high-quality outcomes aligned with Walmart’s standards, contributing to innovative and reliable technology that supports the company’s mission and customer experience. The Streaming Platform team powers Walmart’s real-time data infrastructure by delivering fully managed services such as Spark Streaming, Kafka Connect, and Flink. Supporting hundreds of engineering teams and tens of thousands of pipelines, the team builds and operates resilient, Kubernetes-based cloud services. Focused on innovation, the team is advancing toward an AI-driven platform that enables self-managing streaming infrastructure at scale. Members collaborate to design, develop, and maintain scalable solutions, ensuring high performance and reliability while driving continuous improvement and technical excellence across the platform.
Requirements
- Proven expertise in object-oriented programming and documentation-based coding practices.
- Experience delivering scoped features or models through collaborative engineering teams.
- Strong technical acumen in software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, automated testing, and debugging.
- Ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions aligned with platform objectives.
- Proficiency in integrating AI/ML components and leveraging generative AI tools to enhance development.
- Skilled in code review, continuous development, and DevOps practices including Kubernetes.
- Effective collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Commitment to engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- 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 joining us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of scoped features and models through collaborative engineering teams, ensuring alignment with platform and system objectives.
- Write clean, efficient, and reliable code across multiple languages, driving full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing.
- Integrate AI/ML components and leverage GenAI tools to enhance software intelligence and development efficiency.
- Participate in solution design, conduct code reviews, and ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements and define success metrics.
- Monitor application performance, support defect management, and promote continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
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 (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
