(USA) Senior, Software Engineer

Role summary:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the delivery of scalable software solutions by managing feature implementation, testing, and ongoing support within collaborative teams. This role requires expertise in multiple programming languages and a strong focus on software lifecycle execution, including automation and continuous integration. You will integrate AI/ML components to enhance system intelligence and contribute to solution design and technical leadership. By engaging stakeholders and driving innovation, you will ensure high-quality, reliable software aligned with business objectives while fostering continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across teams.

About the team:

The Sparky platform team develops and scales chat applications handling millions of messages daily across Walmart. The team builds robust, scalable infrastructure supporting generative AI workflows using technologies like Java, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms. Members collaborate to design and implement high-performance solutions aligned with business goals. Focused on technical excellence and continuous improvement, the team delivers impactful projects enhancing communication experiences organization-wide. This role is part of the Sparky evals platform team, responsible for building essential evaluation guardrails for development and production monitoring, fostering innovation and reliable software delivery.

What you''ll do:

• Own scoped feature and model delivery through collaborative engineering teams, managing implementation, iteration, testing, and support.
• Write clean, efficient, and reliable code across multiple languages, driving full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing.
• Leverage generative AI tools to improve development velocity.
• Assist in solution design by converting high-level concepts into detailed, scalable, and maintainable software systems.
• Conduct code reviews, debugging, and defect management to ensure quality and performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and measure solution impact.
• Monitor application performance and support continuous integration and delivery practices.
• Mentor peers, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.

What you''ll bring:

• Proven expertise in object-oriented programming and documentation-based coding practices.
• Strong experience delivering scoped features and managing full software development lifecycle including CI/CD and automated testing.
• Proficiency in debugging, code review, and continuous development methodologies.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions aligned with platform objectives.
• Experience integrating AI/ML components and leveraging generative AI tools to enhance development.
• Demonstrated technical judgment and ownership to drive projects to completion with high quality.
• Effective collaboration skills to communicate complex ideas across cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to continuous learning, innovation, and mentoring within engineering teams.

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 $117,000.00 - $234,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock