Senior Distinguished I, Software Engineer

Position 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 HR department with AI and GenAI solutions to improve productivity, harnessing opportunities for growth, focusing on well-being and cultivating cultures of belonging to all Walmart's associates. About Team: The Enterprise People Technology team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. 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. 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 the key responsibilities are but not limited to: Architectural Leadership: Lead the creation and maintenance of our 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, and DevOps. 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: Some of the skills needed for this role are but not limited to: Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base. Strong track record in an architect role with large-scale software development data backed services and applications. A clear vision for full stack architecture design and great communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders. Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment. Thorough understanding of distributed technologies, public cloud technologies, scalable platforms, full stack development, ML-platforms, NLU, Generative AI and Operational Excellence. Strong skills in Data Modeling of a complex domain. Experience working with geographically distributed teams. Business acumen; combining technical vision with business insights. 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. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or 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. The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. 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 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area. Option 2: 9 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 5 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: 10500 Ne 8Th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America #J-18808-Ljbffr