Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

Bentonville, AR

Full Time

Senior

110k-220k

26 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

As a member of Sam's Club "Innovation & Gen AI" team, we are focused on developing groundbreaking new features that allow our customers and members to effortlessly shop at Sam's Club while finding efficiencies for our associates (home office and in-field). This team also contributes to the creation of frameworks and applications for both Associates and Members. Positioned within the Innovation & Gen AI organization, our team is dedicated to crafting state-of-the-art technology experiences both in-house and in cooperation with strategic partners. Being part of this team offers the opportunity to work on pioneering solutions and be at the vanguard of the rapidly evolving innovative ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, test and deploy cutting edge solutions at scale, impacting millions of customers worldwide.
Interact with Walmart engineering teams across geographies to leverage expertise and contribute to the tech community.
Engage with Product Management and Business to drive the agenda, set your priorities and deliver awesome products.
Write and develop code; conduct unit testing; collaborate with the project team and cross-functional teams; troubleshoot open issues and bug-fixes; enhance design to prevent re-occurrences of defects; ensure on-time delivery and hand-offs.
Seek ways to improve software and its effectiveness.

Requirements

6+ years of experience in design and development of consumer-faced software.
Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly.
Strong hands-on development skills to prototype technical solutions.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Good problem-solving attitude and analytical skills.
Ability to balance the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions.
Practical knowledge of agile software development methodologies.
Advanced Java & Python development experience with building highly scalable applications.
Proficiency in Azure & GCP.
Familiarity with NLP techniques and related algorithms.
Generative AI applications/development experience.

Nice to Have

Experience with Agentic AI frameworks & systems.

Qualifications

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred: Master'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.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits.
Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits such as short-term and 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, depending on job classification and employment length.
Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees for various programs.

Working at Walmart

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