Position Summary...
What you'll do...
We are looking for a seasoned engineer to lead the development of our
actionable marketing data insights platform at Walmart. In this role, you will
spearhead the creation of new real-time solutions by leveraging large
volumes of data in the cloud and utilizing the latest Gen AI tools. You will
architect and build high-volume, high-throughput, customer-facing data
processing pipelines and services that empower our business and site
merchandising associates with insights to optimize and increase organic
search traffic.
About the Team:
We are part of the Marketing Technology - Search Engine Optimization
(SEO) team at Walmart. Our mission is to build high-volume, high-
throughput, customer-facing real-time data processing pipelines, services,
and analytics. As a member of our team, you will work alongside a dedicated
group of engineers to develop innovative solutions that provide actionable
insights to our business and site merchandising associates. These insights
are crucial for optimizing and increasing organic search traffic, ensuring
that we can connect our customers with Walmart’s extensive range of
products and service offerings. Our work directly impacts the customer
experience, making it easier for millions of people to discover and access
everything Walmart has to offer.
What You'll Do:
- Architect and Propose New Solutions: Work with relevant stakeholders
across the product, engineering, and business spectrum to architect and
propose new solutions. Create cloud-hosted solutions for large-scale data
processing and real-time applications.
- Lead a Team of Engineers: Lead a team of engineers, providing guidance
and mentorship on engineering and architectural best practices.
- Lead Technical Discussions: Drive technical discussions and documentation
with internal and external partners. Translate product requirements into
engineering deliverables.
- Guide and Collaborate: Guide and collaborate with the team on
implementation, testing, and deployment of solutions.
- Mentorship: Provide mentorship and technical guidance to the team. Own
reliability from resolving production incidents and conducting RCAs to
setting up automated processes to reduce future incidents.
What You'll Bring:
- Hands-On Coding Experience: Proficiency in Java, Scala, and Python.
- Large-Scale Data Processing: Experience with large-scale data processing
pipelines, data management, and analysis.
- Architectural Expertise: Proven ability to articulate complex architectures,
propose new architectural opportunities, and influence stakeholders for
required commitment and support.
- AI Expertise: Hands-on experience building AI Agents, working with LLM
Models, and knowledge of related tools and capabilities.
- Proven Expertise: Strong background in JavaScript, TypeScript, and web
fundamentals.
- Node.js or Linux: Experience with Node.js or strong Linux fundamentals.
- Leadership in Projects: Experience leading and documenting highly
technical projects.
- Reliability and Troubleshooting: A track record of troubleshooting
production incidents, writing RCAs, and improving overall reliability.
Additional Skills We Consider a Plus:
- Understanding or hands-on experience with Marketing Platforms and
Search Engine Optimization.
- Experience working with commercial and open-source marketing tools and
products.
- Knowledge of and experience with Search Generative Experience is a huge
bonus.
- Working experience with customer-facing, high-transaction, e-commerce
applications is a plus.
About Walmart Global Tech:
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life
easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart
Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists,
cybersecurity experts, and service professionals within the world’s leading
retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail
disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations.
We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of
the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. Here, you can
leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions, and reimagine
the future of retail.
Flexible, Hybrid Work:
We use a hybrid way of working that is primarily in office coupled with
virtual when not onsite. Our campuses serve as a hub to enhance
collaboration, bring us together for purpose, and deliver on business needs.
This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers
across our global team, and 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 401(k) match, stock
purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health
plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
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 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.
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.
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: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 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 3 years' 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 Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...
640 W California Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4828, United States of America
Top Skills
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
