Staff Software Engineer- Python/ MLOps

*Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role

Position Summary:

Are you passionate about pioneering cutting-edge technology that combines mobile data and AI to revolutionize the Walmart associate experience? Do you dream of creating innovative systems and products that impact more than 2 million users globally? As a Walmart Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing digital solutions that address mission-critical business challenges and support Walmart associates worldwide.

About the Team:

The Enterprise People Technology team drives the successful deployment and adoption of new People technologies across the enterprise. In our Fortune #1 company, our work touches millions of associates around the globe. We are committed to continuously enhancing people technology and products to empower managers and associates to focus on what matters most- serving our customers and members.

As part of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, People Technology is dedicated to building a compact, robust organization that delivers integrated service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

What You'll Do:

• Exposure to Modern Technologies: Work with cutting-edge tools in AI, big data, microservices, and cloud platforms like Azure.
• Endless Learning Opportunities: From internal tech communities to cross-team collaborations, you’ll continuously level up your skills in an environment that values craftsmanship.
• Scale Like No Other: Your code won’t just power an app—it’ll impact over 2 million associates and hundreds of millions of customers around the globe.
• Strong Engineering Culture: Engage in design thinking, code reviews, technical mentorship, and operational excellence.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with cross-functional teams including data scientists, product managers, and software engineers to deliver integrated AI solutions.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience: At least 8+ years of relevant industry experience in building highly available systems.
• AI/ML Integration: Hands-on experience designing and deploying scalable AI/ML solutions integrated with LLM in production environments.
• Languages: Proficiency in Python and familiarity with other languages such as Java or Scala.
• AI/ML Frameworks: Expertise in TensorFlow, PyTorch, Transformers, LangChain, LangGraph, etc.
• LLM Techniques: Experience with techniques such as prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning.
• Platforms: Strong knowledge of cloud architecture and deployments, particularly with Azure offerings.
• Services: Experience with cloud storage, cloud security, and cloud migration.
• Containerization and Orchestration: Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform and AWS CDK.
• CI/CD Workflows: Familiarity with MLflow for deployment, monitoring, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflows.
• Frontend Technologies: Familiarity with front-end technologies like ReactJS.
• Data Engineering: Knowledge of big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, and data pipelines.
• APIs and Microservices: Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and microservices architecture.
• DevOps: Understanding of DevOps practices and tools such as Jenkins, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities, and the capacity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification: Relevant certifications in AI/ML, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), or MLOps.
• Contributions: Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in tech communities.
• Leadership: Previous experience in a leadership or mentorship role, guiding junior engineers and fostering a collaborative team environment.

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.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed. We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.

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.