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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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As a (USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer, you will join the Applied Science team for Last Mile Delivery to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered systems. You will be responsible for translating domain-level strategies into system-level implementations, ensuring architectural integrity, and driving operational excellence through code reviews and strategic decisions. Your daily work involves mentoring engineers, championing DevOps and CI/CD practices, and managing machine learning model monitoring, evaluation, and API integration. You will solve complex problems related to optimizing routing, trip pricing, driver trip matching, delivery commitments, and capacity management. The role requires expertise in predictive analytics, data strategy, and building resilient, observable services to enhance operational efficiency and platform reliability within the last mile delivery service area.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1206 postings across 79 companies.
Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native AI-powered software systems.
Translate domain-level strategies into system-level implementations while ensuring architectural integrity.
Drive operational excellence through technical guidance, code reviews, and strategic architectural decisions.
Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to ensure resilient, observable, and performant services.
Mentor engineers to foster technical growth and uphold high standards in design and testing.
Identify and resolve architectural bottlenecks by automating processes to improve engineering velocity.
Monitor, evaluate, and integrate machine learning models into production APIs.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of experience.
Obtain 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience (preferred).
Extensive experience designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native software systems with AI and machine learning integration.
Expertise in machine learning model monitoring, evaluation, and API integration.
Proficiency in DevOps, CI/CD practices, and ensuring system observability, resilience, and performance.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical execution, mentor engineers, and drive architectural integrity.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).