Staff Software Engineer, Python/GenAI

Walmart

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Location
Bentonville, AR
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Full-time
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119 days ago
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Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Python/GenAI

JOB TITLE: Staff, Software Engineer - Python/GenAI The Staff, Software Engineer - Python/GenAI joins the Associate Experience Platform team within the Enterprise People Technology segment. This role focuses on strengthening the GenAI experience platform by designing and developing critical platform capabilities. You will build reusable services, develop evaluation pipelines for semantic router data, and implement agent-to-agent communication protocols to orchestrate multiple GenAI agents. Key responsibilities include designing features for advanced semantic routing and maintaining production systems. You will utilize Python, FastAPI, Kafka, SSE, WebSocket, Git, and Docker. Preferred expertise includes Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, OpenAI API, and vector databases like Pinecone or FAISS. The work involves solving complex problems in natural language understanding and multi-agent systems to provide intelligent, scalable GenAI solutions for millions of associates.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop platform features for advanced semantic routing of GenAI-powered services.
  • Build and maintain evaluation pipelines including metrics, dashboards, and automated tests for routing accuracy.
  • Develop and implement agent-to-agent communication protocols for seamless orchestration between GenAI agents.
  • Build microservices using FastAPI and event-driven architectures with Kafka, SSE, and WebSockets in Python.
  • Support production operations by monitoring, troubleshooting, and participating in on-call rotations.
  • Collaborate with researchers to improve semantic routing algorithms and integrate natural language understanding advancements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years of experience in software engineering.
  • 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
  • Proven track record as a Python guru writing high-performing, production-quality code.
  • Hands-on experience designing and building Python-based web services in a production setting (FastAPI experience preferred).
  • Deep familiarity with version control using Git in collaborative team environments.
  • Comfort working with Linux environments and containerization technologies such as Docker.
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years of experience (preferred).
  • Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).

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