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Walmart

Principal, Software Engineer - People.AI

Walmart, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, 72712


Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart is a multi-national people-led tech-powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. At People.AI, we help, support and empower the HR department with AI and GenAI solutions to improve productivity, harness the opportunities for growth, focus on well-being and cultivate cultures of belonging to all Walmart's associates.

Walmart's People.AI team is seeking an exceptional

Principal Software Enginee

r, who possesses outstanding

Python programming skills

and a

passion for AI/ML

. This role involves leading the development of

innovative ML systems

on an enterprise scale, implementing cutting-edge Generative AI technologies, and collaborating with a diverse, yet highly synergized, team.

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 help managers 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 Tech's 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:

This is a vital role with significant growth prospect. You will have work to do from day one and you will be counted on to create opportunities that align with the overall organization goals.

Some of this role key responsibilities are but not limited to:

Work in an

Agile

environment as part of a scrum team

Design

end-to-end system architecture

for data-intensive applications

Develop and deploy

production-grade real-time/batch machine learning services

Collaborate with applied researchers and data scientists to iteratively improve our ML models and refine

MLOps

practice

Support

production operations

by participating in on-call rotations

What you'll bring:

About You

You are excited about

building distributed machine learning systems

at scale in production

You are thorough and

detail oriented

You believe in the importance of establishing

work standards

and leveraging automations

You have a history of

collaboration

, openness, honesty, timely decision making, and clear communication in both verbal and written forms

You embrace

lifelong learning

- always learning new technologies and techniques. You are also engaged in the open-source communities to both find answers and help others

Must-have experiences:

Exceptional at writing

high-performing production-quality code in Python

Hands-on experience

designing and building end-to-end Machine Learning applications

Familiar with version control using

Git

in collaboration settings

Good understanding of

common families of models

, feature engineering, feature selection and other practical machine learning issues, such as data drift

Comfortable working with

Linux

and containers

6+ years of industry experience along with a proven track record of ownership and delivery

Supplemental skills:

Experience developing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Kubernetes

Experience building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines in online advertising, recommender system, e-commerce, or relevant areas

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.







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.



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





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.



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.



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



Bellevue, Washington US-11075:The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00



Bentonville, Arkansas US-09430:The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00





















Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.



Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:





Stock





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

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, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.