We're seeking a skilled Senior Software Engineer to develop and integrate AI-powered features into our discovery pages using Node.js, Python, and React. This role focuses on implementing LLMs and other AI technologies to enhance Walmart's digital platforms, requiring expertise in both web development and artificial intelligence. This role offers the exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of web development and artificial intelligence, applying LLMs and other AI tools to revolutionize how customers interact with Walmart's digital platforms.
About Team:
Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization.
Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role.
What you'll do:
- Develop and maintain web applications using Node.js and Python, with a primary focus on AI integration in our platform.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement AI-driven features in our discovery pages, including homepage, product pages, browse, and search functionalities.
- Contribute to the development of our Next.js React application, focusing on creating scalable and efficient AI-powered components.
- Assist in fine-tuning and optimizing Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Design and implement effective prompts for various AI tasks.
- Evaluate, integrate, and optimize new AI technologies and tools into existing systems.
- Participate in code reviews, promoting best practices in both software development and AI integration.
- Work on projects that enhance both user experience and developer productivity through innovative AI applications.
- Stay current with the latest advancements in AI and web technologies, proposing and implementing innovative solutions.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 4+ years of web development experience, focusing on Node.js and Python.
- Strong proficiency in React and Next.js.
- Experience integrating AI models into web applications.
- Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
- Proficiency with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with LLM integration, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning.
- Knowledge of NLP techniques and libraries (e.g., NLTK, spaCy).
- Familiarity with AI model evaluation metrics and content generation.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Additional desired skills:
- Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes).
About Walmart Global Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.
Flexible, hybrid work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance collaboration, bring us together for purpose and deliver on business needs. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team and be more flexible in our personal lives.
Benefits:
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Minimum Qualifications:
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications:
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications:
- 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.
- Knowledge 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.
Primary Location:
640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America.