Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

12d

About The Position

We are looking for a seasoned and energetic Staff software engineer who can drive the development of the platform working with a group of high energy engineers, architects, product managers and report to leadership team. This role requires to be technically strong and be able to drive the development in a fast-paced environment. The candidate is expected to work with global teams, provide thought leadership, understand the business context and help provide right solutions, work with product and program managers to plan the releases, participate in sprint planning and handle deployments to production. If you are inspired by the opportunity to solve complex problems and make a difference for our customers, please join us. About Team: The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to helpmanagers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Techs Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience. What You’ll Do: Lead the design and evolution of large scale machine learning and generative AI systems, setting technical direction across multiple teams and initiatives. Architect and productionize LLM driven platforms and services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability in high impact environments. Define and implement advanced NLP and generative AI solutions, including RAG systems, agent based architectures, and multimodal models. Drive the development of multi agent systems capable of orchestrating complex, goal directed workflows from natural language inputs. Establish best practices for model development and deployment, including evaluation frameworks, experimentation standards, and performance optimization techniques (e.g., fine tuning, LoRA, quantization). Partner with engineering, product, and business leaders to translate ambiguous, high level problems into scalable AI solutions with measurable impact. Champion responsible AI practices, ensuring systems meet standards for safety, fairness, privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Extensive experience building and scaling machine learning systems in production, with a strong focus on NLP and/or Gen AI applications.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross functional initiatives and drive technical strategy in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Deep expertise in modern ML and deep learning approaches, including large language models and their adaptation techniques.
• Strong engineering background with experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and data/ML pipelines at scale.
• Hands on experience with LLM ecosystems and tooling (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy, or similar), and familiarity with agent based or orchestration frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience deploying AI solutions in high stakes environments requiring careful consideration of risk, compliance, and trust.
• Track record of mentoring senior talent and influencing engineering practices beyond immediate team boundaries.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

• experience at leading technology companies or AI focused startups, or equivalent impact in building cutting edge ML systems.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area
• 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.
• 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 design and evolution of large scale machine learning and generative AI systems, setting technical direction across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Architect and productionize LLM driven platforms and services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability in high impact environments.
• Define and implement advanced NLP and generative AI solutions, including RAG systems, agent based architectures, and multimodal models.
• Drive the development of multi agent systems capable of orchestrating complex, goal directed workflows from natural language inputs.
• Establish best practices for model development and deployment, including evaluation frameworks, experimentation standards, and performance optimization techniques (e.g., fine tuning, LoRA, quantization).
• Partner with engineering, product, and business leaders to translate ambiguous, high level problems into scalable AI solutions with measurable impact.
• Champion responsible AI practices, ensuring systems meet standards for safety, fairness, privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees