Position: Senior Software Engineer

Job Location: 811 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: Application & Feature Delivery: Owns scoped feature or model delivery through collaborative engineering teams. Manages implementation, iteration, testing, and ongoing support for assigned services, APIs, user interfaces, or ML model components. Operates with a product-driven mindset and aligns outcomes with broader platform, system, and domain objectives. Software Development & Lifecycle Execution: Writes clean, efficient, and reliable code using languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, Rust, Dart, and C++. Drives full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD deployments, automated testing, observability, monitoring, and maintenance. Builds scripts for the automation of repetitive tasks and implements telemetry features independently. Conducts code structure reviews and supports ongoing defect management and debugging processes. AI/ML Integration & GenAI Enablement: Integrates AI agents and ML components using internal and external APIs to enhance software intelligence. Leverages GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development velocity and innovation. Applies object-oriented programming principles and documentation-based coding practices to ensure modularity, maintainability, and consistency. Solution Design & Technical Leadership: Assists in converting high-level designs into detailed designs using mock screens, pseudo code, and functional logic. Evaluates trade-offs and designs scalable, secure, and maintainable software systems aligned with Walmart's standards. Participates in design reviews and ensures the implementation of appropriate design patterns and principles. Demonstrates continuous learning and supports peer growth through mentorship and knowledge sharing. Customer/Associate Problem Definition & Metrics: Engages stakeholders to identify and refine complex business or user problems. Translates pain points into actionable technical requirements and defines clear metrics to measure solution success and impact. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivered solutions meet user needs and technical expectations. DevOps & Program Monitoring: Conducts complex maintenance procedures and monitors application performance using appropriate metrics and tools. Ensures adherence to project milestones and timelines through program reporting, CI/CD tools, and program logging systems. Supports the delivery of high-quality and reliable software systems through proactive monitoring, testing, and continuous integration practices. Engineering Excellence: Promotes a collaborative engineering mindset focused on continuous improvement and team wellbeing. Contributes to innovation strategies, internal knowledge sharing, and platform enhancement through engineering best practices. Supports system uptime, performance, and customer experience by owning the quality and performance of delivered features. Technical Ownership: Demonstrates responsibility for deliverables, ensuring solutions meet quality standards and business objectives. Takes initiative to resolve issues and drive projects to completion.

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Engineering (any) or related field plus 1 year of experience in software engineering or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Engineering (any) or related field plus 3 years of experience in software engineering or related area.

Skills required: Must have experience with: Coding and designing backend applications using Java with object-oriented programming principles; Building and maintaining backend services using Spring Boot, including configuring application components and service layers; Designing and implementing RESTful APIs using Java-based frameworks, including handling HTTP requests and responses; Working with cloud-based data storage solutions to support scalable backend systems; Deploying and supporting backend services in containerized environments using Kubernetes-based platforms to support scalable and distributed systems; Supporting CI/CD pipelines to build, test, and deploy backend services using automated delivery tools; Using caching technologies to improve application performance and reduce data access latency; Implementing asynchronous processing and concurrency patterns in backend services to support efficient and non-blocking execution; Writing and maintaining unit tests using standard Java testing frameworks to validate business logic and improve code reliability; Performing end-to-end API testing using Postman to validate service behavior across system components; Monitoring application health and performance using metrics and alerting tools to support reliable backend operations; Analyzing application logs using centralized logging tools to support troubleshooting and operational visibility; Using Git-based version control systems to manage source code, including branching and collaborative workflows. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Rate of pay: $90,000.00 - 180,000.00/year