Virtual New Grad Software Engineer Jobs in Arkansas

Walmart is a people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. The Associate GenAI Platform team is responsible for building GenAI solutions to improve the associate experience, productivity, and drive the GenAI transformation.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Software Engineer directly reporting to Director of Software Engineering. In this individual contributor role, your are expected to be hands-on coding 80% of your time. Also, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our products and systems. with responsibilities including leading the creation and maintenance of technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements, and architecting complex software systems to ensure performance, security, and scalability needs are met. Additionally, the role involves providing hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, and establishing and enforcing coding standards through thorough code reviews.

About Team:
Our team is focused on developing a streamlined, dependable company that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and Associate Digital Experience (ADE). We also provide a variety of services such as procurement, supplier portfolio management, merchandising master data, and analytics. From developing HR chatbots and virtual assistants to creating invoice solutions and facilitating legal changes, we help drive efficiency across Walmart globally.
What you'll do:

This is a vital role with significant growth prospect. You will have work to do from day one and you will be counted on to create opportunities that aligns with the overall organization goals. Some of this role key responsibilities are but not limited to: 

• Architectural Leadership: Lead the creation and maintenance of our front-end and full-stack technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements. 

• System Design and Scalability: Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met. 

• Technical Guidance and Mentoring: Provide hands-on technical guidance and mentorship to software engineers, fostering a culture of learning and innovation. 

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, DevOps, and engineering. 

• Code Review and Standards: Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices through thorough code reviews. 

• Innovation and Research: Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies. 

• Project Management and Delivery: Collaborate with project managers to define project scopes, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with architectural goals. 

• Collaborative Communication: Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, promoting a culture of open communication and collaboration. 

What you'll bring:

Some of the skills needed for this role are but not limited to: 

• Extensive experience in mobile and web development with React, React Native, Node.js, and Python. 

• Extensive experience in automated testing of mobile and web applications 

• Extensive experience in the design, development, and delivery of software products with a large user base. 

• A clear vision for front-end and full-stack architecture design and effective communication skills to articulate that to all levels of stakeholders. 

• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance conflicting interests in a complex and fast-paced environment. 

• Understanding of distributed technologies, public cloud technologies, scalable platforms, full stack development, ML- platforms, NLU, Generative AI and Operational Excellence. 

• Strong skills in Data Modeling of a complex domain. 

• Business acumen; combining technical vision with business insights.

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed.  We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.  
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey. 

Benefits:
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 unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
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