Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Walmart Global Tech is at the forefront of AI innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to redefine customer experiences. We are seeking a **Senior Software Engineer **with expertise in scalable system design and Generative AI, LLMs to drive impactful solutions.
Role Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deploy distributed services which utilize LLMs, RAG frameworks, and advanced agentic techniques. In this role, you will focus on building scalable pipelines, integrating external data sources, and collaborating with teams to deliver high-impact AI-driven products. This is an Individual Contributor role, where you will Design, Code, Test, Deploy and Maintain Production systems.
**About Team: **
Sam's Club is our membership warehouse club, a business model that provides our members with high-quality products at prices that are unrivalled by traditional retail. Sam's Club provides a carefully curated assortment of items, as well as developing and leading technologies and services such as Scan & Go, Club Pickup, and home delivery service in select markets. Sam's Club also provides travel, auto purchasing, pharmacy, optical, hearing aid centres, tire and battery centres, and a portfolio of business operations support services.
You will work in a team of talented engineers to build robust, distributed and scalable applications related to Search, Ads and Personalization.
What you'll do:
The team is improving the Sam's Club eCommerce platform by enhancing search, browse, typeahead, and personalization features to provide a seamless member experience. Key initiatives involve transforming the catalog format, improving ingestion workflows, signal processing, and leveraging advanced machine learning models to detect anomalies and address quality issues. A shared signal framework aims to enable collaboration across teams, such as Search, Ads, and Personalization.
A Senior Software Engineer is needed to build backend services using Java, Spring, and/or Python. Responsibilities include collaborating with product, engineering, and business teams to address quality and stability, enhancing issue detection in lower environments, automating manual tasks through scripting, and implementing scalable solutions for Search, Ads, and Personalization.
The role also involves developing and integrating machine learning models, focusing on the following:
- AI Development: Implementing Generative AI solutions using RAG for summarization, knowledge retrieval, and building LLM-based agents with vector search for real-time responses.
- System Design/Scalability: Designing scalable systems with machine learning pipelines, validating AI-driven features through MVPs, and ensuring detailed solutions.
- Collaboration: Supporting architecture decisions, conducting code reviews, and aligning solutions with functional and non-functional requirements.
- Leadership: Driving AI initiatives, mentoring junior engineers, and setting best practices for AI-driven systems.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's/Master’s Degree and 6+ years of experience in design and development of consumer facing software.
- Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
- Strong Java, Spring and Python development experience.
- Hands-on experience with using Gen AI and building AI agents.
- Familiarity with distributed systems, scalable architectures, and cloud platforms (GCP, Azure).
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, disaster recovery strategies, and non-functional requirements.
- Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
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.
Benefits
Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.
Belonging
We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.
At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.
Minimum Qualifications...
_Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. _
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area
- 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Preferred Qualifications...
_Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. _
- Experience with Generative AI models (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini).
- Strong experience in building highly scalable distributed services.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed environments.
Primary Location…
5 Floor, Building 11, Sez, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their personal lives.
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 and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: 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, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, 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.
Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification
Primary Location...
Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India