(USA) Principal, Software Engineer - AI Engineering

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Join our Content Relevancy team at Walmart as a Principal Software Engineer where you'll leverage your technological, analytical, and problem-solving skills to make a substantial impact within Walmart and advance your career. Our team values curiosity, excellence, and teamwork; and offers vast opportunities for professional growth. You'll architect and develop a wide range of impactful and groundbreaking search solutions that enhance the associate and customer experience and bring innovative ideas to the table and inspire your teammates to do the same. You'll also identify areas for improvement, design solutions, and contribute to process enhancements within our search products. 

• Create detailed architecture plans and lead the development of current and new search products using Elastic Search, OpenAI, Java, JavaScript, and related technologies. 

• Lead and solution for large-scale projects, working with cross-functional teams to translate project requirements into technical solutions. 

• Help to create technical roadmaps for the team by identifying project timelines, critical system updates, and other technical needs within the team. 

• Collaborate with and lead a small group of engineers, including offshore associates, on engineering projects. Provide guidance and review solutions. 

• Analyze business requirements and work in an agile development environment with rapid turnaround times. 

• Collaborate with various teams to achieve results and promote positive team dynamics. 

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About the Team: 
Our team is focused on developing an adaptable and robust enterprise search service within Walmart that allows associates and other end-users to quickly and easily find the information they need. We currently support a wide range of searches from the search engine used within the world’s largest intranet, to an AI driven conversational search and more. From store associates to CEOs to public end-users, our search products benefit and impact all aspects the Walmart ecosystem, driving efficiency across Walmart globally.  

What you'll bring:

• Experience in leading software development in an agile environment. 

• Strong teamwork skills and a curiosity / learning mindset. 

• High proficiency in Java and strong algorithmic coding skills. 

• Knowledge of Elastic Search and OpenAI Prompt Engineering. 

• Experience writing Junit and other automated testing scripts for full code coverage. 

• Proficiency with UI technologies such as HTML 5, JavaScript, React, and Bootstrap. 

• Experience with test-driven development. 

• Familiarity with databases like DB2, MS SQL, and NoSQL databases such as Cassandra. 

• Familiarity with Cloud platforms (Azure), Git, Jenkins, and Kubernetes. 

• Familiarity with scripting skills in Shell or Bash and knowledge on .Net and Unix. 

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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 expert's 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:
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.

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.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 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 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area., We value 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. The ideal candidate would have 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.

Primary Location...

508 Sw 8Th St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America