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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

Staff, Software Engineer – Conversational AI

Bellevue, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$143K/yr - $286K/yr

4+ years exp

Walmart Inc. is a leading retailer seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Conversational AI team. This role involves designing and building AI capabilities to enhance customer interactions through natural language processing and multi-modal experiences.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Design, build, improve and evolve capabilities for Walmart's AI conversational platform

Guide efforts to find the best tradeoffs in terms of architecture, tooling, and infrastructure for model serving

Author and maintain pipelines that safely build and deploy models to production via continuous deployment

Achieve scalable and efficient resource management capabilities

Provide robust and built-in diagnostics for quality control throughout

Qualification

Full-stack developmentModel servingCloud infrastructureData processingProgramming in PythonRelational databasesDistributed systemsContinuous improvementMathematical modelingPrompt engineeringMachine Learning familiarityCommunicationProblem-solving

Required

Solid data skills, sound computer-science fundamentals, and strong programming experience

Deep hands-on technical expertise in full-stack development

Programming experience with at least one modern language with an efficient runtime, such as Scala, Java, C++, or C#

Experience with at least one relational database technology such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL

Some level of fluency in Python (lingua-franca of our data-scientists)

Understanding of the challenge of distributed data-processing at scale

Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly

Ability to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch

A continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance, automate, and optimize systems and tools

Capacity to apply scientific analysis and mathematical modeling techniques to predict, measure and evaluate the consequences of designs and the ongoing success of our platform

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Bachelor's degree or certification in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or any other related field

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area

Preferred

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area

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

Knowledge of accessibility best practices