Senior, Software Engineer
WalmartBentonville, Arkansas
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Job Description
Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – AI/ML & Agentic ApplicationsAbout the RoleJoin Walmart’s mission to transform the in-store associate and manager experience throughAI-powered and Agentic AI solutions. Our team is building next-generation applications that enhance productivity, collaboration, and decision-making for millions of associates worldwide.As aSoftware Engineer, you’ll design and buildAgentic AI applicationsthat leveragemulti-agent orchestration frameworksandLarge Language Models (LLMs). You’ll integrate Generative AI into Walmart’sfederated GraphQL data gatewayand distributed systems, enabling store managers, team leads, and associates to solve real-world retail challenges at scale.Key Responsibilities1. Requirements Analysis & Scoping
- Partner with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and classify requirements (functional, non-functional, emergent).
- Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities between business needs and existing solutions.
- Translate business objectives intoAgile-friendly user storiesand technical designs.
2. Solution Architecture & Design
- Designscalable, distributed, and resilient AI/ML solutionsfor enterprise use.
- Architectmulti-agent orchestration workflows, where specialized AI agents collaborate to solve complex tasks.
- Convert high-level designs into detailed solution components (mock screens, pseudocode, functional logic).
- Evaluate trade-offs across performance, scalability, and cost.
3. AI/ML & Agentic Development
- Research, prototype, and implementAgentic AI applicationsleveraging frameworks likeLangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel.
- Build and optimizemulti-agent orchestration pipelines, enabling task decomposition, coordination, and collaboration among AI agents.
- Develop and fine-tune LLMs for Walmart-specific use cases.
- ImplementRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, vector stores, embeddings, and query expansion techniques.
- Applyadvanced prompt engineering, grounding mechanisms, and reasoning strategiesto improve AI accuracy.
4. Software Development & Testing
- Write clean, maintainable, and secure code inPython, Java, JavaScript/Node.js.
- Build backend services withSpring Boot, GraphQL, and event-driven architectures (Kafka, JMS).
- Contribute tomobile-first associate experiences (iOS/Android).
- Develop and executeautomated test casesto ensure performance, reliability, and security.
5. CI/CD, Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Build CI/CD pipelines formulti-agent workflows, model training, containerization, and deployment.
- Deploy solutions toAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS)and Walmart Cloud Native Platform (WCNP).
- Monitor and maintain production systems usingDynatrace, Open Observe, and telemetry.
- Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks, conduct root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree inComputer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience deployingAI/ML and agent-based applicationsinto production.
- Proficiency inPython, Java, Node.js, and modern frameworks (Spring Boot, LangChain, LangGraph).
- Experience withmulti-agent orchestration frameworksand LLM-powered workflows.
- Strong knowledge ofcloud-native platforms(Azure, Kubernetes, Docker).
- Experience withGraphQLand databases (Azure SQL, Cassandra, Cosmos DB).
- Solid understanding ofdistributed systems, scalability, and disaster recovery.
- Experience withCI/CD pipelines, monitoring tools, and automated testing.
Preferred Skills
- Experience withAgentic AI developmentusing LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel.
- Practical knowledge ofmulti-agent orchestration strategies(task decomposition, role-based AI agents, collaborative planning).
- Hands-on experience withvector databases, RAG pipelines, and LLM tuning.
- Familiarity withmultimodal data (text, image, speech) integration.
- Experience designingintelligent caching, observability, and policy enforcementfor AI systems.
- Background inenterprise-scale mobile and cloud-native development.
Why Join UsAt Walmart, scale is unmatched: your solutions will impactmillions of associates and customers globally. You’ll be part of ahigh-performing engineering teamat the forefront ofAgentic AI innovation, solving some of the most complex challenges inretail operations, orchestration, and cloud-native development. You’ll have opportunities to grow intoAI specialist, solution architect, or engineering leader roleswhile shaping the future of AI-powered retail.
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 Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's 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.
Sunnyvale, California US-11349:The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-10735:The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00-$180,000.00
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: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 5 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 or related field and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related fieldPrimary Location...
2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Automate your job search with Sonara.
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