Distinguished, Software Engineer

Position Summary…

Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs; developing, communicating, building support for, and implementing business strategies, plans, and practices; analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; determining and supporting resource requirements; evaluating operational processes; measuring outcomes to ensure desired results; identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; promoting a customer environment; and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning. Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps; recruiting, selecting, and developing talent; supporting mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning; and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent. Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices; developing consequences for violations or non-compliance; and supporting the Open Door Policy. Develops and leverages internal and external partnerships and networks to maximize the achievement of business goals by sponsoring and leading key community outreach and involvement initiatives; engaging key stakeholders in the development, execution, and evaluation of appropriate business plans and initiatives; and supporting associate efforts in these areas.

What you’ll do…

Job Title: Distinguished Software Engineer 

Location: Bangalore 

Job Summary 

Walmart is a multi-national people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. At People.AI, we help, support and empower the Walmart’s HR function with AI and GenAI solutions to improve productivity, harnessing the opportunities for growth, focusing on well-being and cultivating cultures of belonging for all Walmart’s associates. People.AI is a horizontal data science team supporting People Tech and Services across a multitude of use-cases and business domains. 

People.AI strategy aims to empower the people business and associates by converting Walmart’s people data, business processes, knowledge and HR subject matter expertise into different productivity experiences like knowledge search and Q&A, data analytics and insights, actions and recommendations etc. People.AI is building a GenAI powered platform named My Assistant to enable all Walmart associates with multitude of integrated services and experiences to help increase productivity and boost associate satisfaction. 

People.AI is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Distinguished Software Engineer directly reporting to the Director of Engineering and GenAI. In this individual contributor role, you are expected to be hands-on coding 60% of your time. Also, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our products and systems. with responsibilities including leading the creation and maintenance of technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements, and architecting complex software systems to ensure performance, security, and scalability needs are met. Additionally, the role involves providing hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, and establishing and enforcing coding standards through thorough code reviews  

About Team: 

The EBS People Technology organization supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience. 

Enterprise Business Services (EBS) @ IDC Bangalore and Chennai in India are focused on data driven, highly optimized products and implementations in the areas of Finance, Procurement, Human Resources and Retail business functions for multiple Walmart markets with open stack technologies and other ERP tools. 

What you’ll do: 

This is a vital role with significant growth prospects. You will have work to do from day one and you will be counted on to create opportunities that align with the overall organization goals. Some of this role’s key responsibilities include, but not limited to:  

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the creation and maintenance of our front-end and back-end technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.   

• System Design and Scalability: Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.   

• Technical Guidance and Mentoring: Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.   

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, DevOps, and engineering.   

• Code Review and Standards: Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices through thorough code reviews.   

• Innovation and Research: Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.   

• Project Management and Delivery: Collaborate with project managers to define project scopes, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with architectural goals.   

• Collaborative Communication: Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, promoting a culture of open communication and collaboration.  

What you’ll bring: 

• 15+ years’ experience in design, development and maintenance of highly performant, scalable, secure and user-centric products and platforms 

• Experience in the design, development, and delivery of distributed machine learning systems in production for large user base.   

• Extensive hands-on experience in python development and other languages to build end-to-end Machine Learning applications. 

• Experience in mobile and web development with JavaScript technologies (React, and Node.js, etc.).  

• Experience in automated testing of mobile and web applications  

• A clear vision for front-end and full-stack architecture design and effective communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders.   

• Experience in releasing mobile apps to the public via App Store and Google Store.   

• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment.   

• Understanding of distributed technologies, public cloud technologies, scalable platforms, full stack development, Generative AI, and Operational Excellence.   

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.   

• Business acumen; combining technical vision with business insights.  

About Global Tech 

Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals within Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human led is our true disruption. 

Ways of Working 

Flexible, hybrid work 

We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives. 

Benefits    

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include many best-in-class benefits like maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and more. 

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 to 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. 

Minimum Qualifications…

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area

Primary Location…

Pardhanani Wilshire Ii, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India