Staff, Software Engineer - AI

Walmart, Inc.

$143K — $286K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related field; 10+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly with large-scale production systems.
  • Proven experience in shipping distributed systems using Java or a similar high-scale programming language.
  • Hands-on experience developing GenAI or LLM-powered features/services within larger applications.
  • Strong background in designing APIs and service architectures that integrate AI/ML components.
  • Deep expertise in modern JavaScript ecosystems (React, Node.js, GraphQL) with a focus on performance optimization.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the technical strategy for GenAI-powered experiences, ensuring high code quality, performance, and security.
  • Lead the development of AI-infused features, crafting React UIs and managing state in dynamic AI contexts.
  • Ship and optimize GenAI/LLM features at scale, focusing on API design and service architecture that blend AI/ML components.
  • Refactor and evolve existing codebases to support future AI innovations.
  • Collaborate with product, design, UX, backend, and AI research teams to create cohesive customer experiences.
  • Build internal AI best practices by creating reusable tools, evaluation frameworks, and coding standards.
  • Mentor team members through code reviews and productivity initiatives while influencing technical direction.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase options, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off including sick leave, parental leave, and bereavement.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage, as well as company discounts.
  • Education benefits covering tuition, books, and fees for degree completion and training programs.
Full Job Description
Position Summary...
Staff Software Engineer - International Digital Experiences (GenAI-Powered E-Commerce)

Imagine shipping one intelligent feature that delights hundreds of millions of shoppers worldwide, turning browsing into magical, personalized journeys and making global retail feel intuitively human-all powered by cutting-edge AI.

We9re hiring a Staff Software Engineer to pioneer this frontier-not building foundation models from scratch, but expertly integrating GenAI and LLMs into production e-commerce systems that scale to billions of interactions. If you9re passionate about transforming cutting-edge AI from prototypes into real-world impact, influencing architectures across teams, and shipping features that redefine global shopping-let9s connect.

About You You live for code that drives real impact. You thrive in JavaScript, Node.js, and GraphQL, embracing JS9s quirks while crafting clean, functional, and shippable masterpieces. But now, you9re thrilled to overlay GenAI-building intelligent frontends and services that pulse with life.

You obsess over AI-powered UX that wows. You don9t just code pixels; you design experiences where AI anticipates, delights, and empowers users-fusing creativity, empathy, and technical precision.

You9re a relentless learner, diving deep into emerging tech like LLMs, agents, RAG, and evaluation frameworks, and turning research into production magic-whether orchestrating frontends, integrating backends, or creating full-stack AI flows.

You master scale with finesse: Handling performance on unpredictable networks, A/B testing AI variants, implementing safety/quality guardrails, and navigating rapid ecosystem shifts-all while shipping fast and boldly.

You amplify teams: Mentoring peers, building shared AI tooling, contributing to open-source where it fits, and elevating everyone in the GenAI era.

What you9ll do...
Things You Will Do As a Staff Software Engineer in Walmart International, you9ll shape AI-driven shopping across diverse markets:
  • Define and drive technical strategy for GenAI-powered experiences-architect scalable frontend/backend solutions that integrate LLMs intelligently, ensuring rock-solid code quality, performance, security, and observability.
  • Lead development of AI-infused features-craft React UIs with intelligent components, manage state in dynamic AI contexts (Redux + React Query), and build efficient GraphQL APIs as the backbone for LLM-powered services.
  • Ship and optimize GenAI/LLM features at massive scale-design APIs and service architectures that seamlessly blend AI/ML components, manage token costs, latency, and safety, and deliver measurable delight to millions.
  • Refactor and evolve codebases-making them modular, maintainable, and primed for the next wave of AI innovation.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally-with product, design, UX, backend, and AI research teams-to craft cohesive, magical customer experiences.
  • Build internal AI best practices-create reusable tooling, evaluation frameworks, coding standards, and documentation to accelerate the entire organization.
  • Mentor and influence-lead code reviews, guide engineers, drive developer productivity initiatives, and shape technical direction through expertise, collaboration, and vision.
  • Push boundaries-experiment with emerging GenAI techniques, share insights internally (and externally when possible), and own large-scale projects impacting global e-commerce daily.

Minimum Qualifications
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years of software engineering experience building and shipping large-scale, production systems.
  • Proven track record shipping distributed systems in Java (or equivalent high-scale languages).
  • Hands-on experience shipping GenAI or LLM-powered features/services as part of larger production systems.
  • Strong experience designing APIs and service architectures that integrate with AI/ML components.
  • Deep expertise in modern JavaScript ecosystems (React, Node.js, GraphQL) and performance optimization, testing, CI/CD.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction without direct authority-through expertise, collaboration, and vision.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Expertise with GenAI tools/patterns (e.g., RAG, agents, prompt orchestration, evaluation pipelines).
  • Experience operationalizing LLM evaluation frameworks-including offline benchmarks, automated + human review loops, production monitoring for quality, safety, and business impact (nice to have, but highly valued).
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and microfrontends/monorepos (Nx).
  • Track record in Agile environments with excellent communication skills.

Ready to engineer the intelligent future of retail? Apply now!

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 Sam9s Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor9s 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.

The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00

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: Bachelor9s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years9 experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 6 years9 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.

Master9s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years9 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 Walmart9s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location...

815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of America

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