Staff Software Engineer - GenAI

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary Tech Lead Staff Software Engineer to lead our Discovery GenAI team. The role involves driving the integration of AI into our discovery pages, including the homepage, product page, browse, and search functionalities. This position is not solely focused on coding but also on leading and inspiring a team of talented engineers to develop the next generation of web applications that utilize AI to enhance user experience and developer productivity.

About Team

Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 4-10 engineers, setting technical direction and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Lead the web integration development on a Next.js React application.
• Drive the discovery phase of medium to large projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-level design and innovative solutions.
• Fine-tune and optimize existing AI models to improve performance and accuracy.
• Set up and configure RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems to enhance information retrieval and generation.
• Evaluate and assess new AI technologies and tools.
• Implement new architectural patterns and perform design and code reviews to ensure the highest quality of development.
• Translate project requirements into technical solutions, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to business objectives.
• Collaborate with leaders to identify opportunities and address high-priority initiatives, providing both short- and long-term solutions.
• Utilize industry research to inform and improve our technology environment, ensuring alignment with best practices and internal standards.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in web development with a focus on React and Node.js.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership role managing technical teams.
• Extensive experience in web development, with a strong command of React and Node.js.
• Proficiency in Python, with a strong understanding of AI model development and evaluation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, adept at collaborating with various stakeholders and influencing decision-making processes.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing technical teams
• Experience with machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure.
• Understanding of containerization (Docker) and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in using operational intelligence and log management platforms such as Splunk for monitoring, searching, analyzing, visualizing, and troubleshooting infrastructure and application issues.

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.