Senior, Software Engineer

Walmart, Inc.

$90K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's in Computer Science or related field + 1 year of experience, or Bachelor's + 3 years in software engineering.
  • Proficient in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, and other programming languages.
  • Experience with React, Angular, and designing interactive user interfaces.
  • Skilled in using DevOps tools for CI/CD deployment, including Jenkins and Git.
  • Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases for CRUD operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own feature delivery through teams while managing implementation and support.
  • Write efficient and reliable code for software applications.
  • Integrate AI and ML components using various APIs for software intelligence.
  • Assist in the design process by converting high-level concepts into detailed designs.
  • Engage stakeholders to define technical requirements from user problems.
  • Monitor application performance and ensure adherence to project milestones.
  • Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement within teams.

Benefits

  • Exposure to innovative tools like GitHub Copilot for enhanced development.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and peer knowledge sharing.
  • Work within a collaborative environment that values engineering excellence.
  • Participation in design reviews that shapes the software development process.
  • Involvement in complex problem-solving with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Full Job Description
What you'll do...

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. Technical Judgment: Applies sound reasoning to make informed technical decisions, balancing trade-offs and considering long-term impacts on system architecture and business goals. Change Agility: Adapts quickly to change, embraces new technologies, and understands the broader system context.

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

Skills Required: Must have experience with: Designing and developing interactive user interfaces and dashboards using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS; Writing unit tests and ensuring QA for react components using Jest and Enzyme, and Beta testing applications manually; Building scalable web application components ensuring code reusability and modularization using modern frontend frameworks like React, Angular; Integrating RESTful APIs in React and testing using Postman; Automating the build and deployment process through CI/CD pipeline integration using DevOps tools including Jenkins, and Git for source control management; Troubleshooting applications and performing log analysis using Unix systems or application logging tools including Splunk; Fixing bugs/issues using Visual Studio Code IDE debugging tools, root cause analysis, or reverse engineering; Building containerized applications using docker images and using Kubernetes for container orchestration and management; Coding in object-oriented programming languages (Python, Java); Working with SQL and NoSQL databases and performing database CRUD (create, read, update, and delete) operations; Contributing to system architecture and database design using (UML) Unified Modeling Language; Scoping and analyzing business requirements, creating user stories, and breaking down requirements into manageable tasks through project planning methodologies like agile, kanban and scrum. Employer will accept any amount of graduate coursework, graduate research experience or professional experience with the required skills.

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

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