Staff, Software Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary... What you'll do... Role summary: Walmart is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable software solutions aligned with business objectives. This role involves analyzing requirements, driving architecture decisions, and ensuring high-quality code that meets functional and non-functional standards. The successful candidate will collaborate across teams to deliver innovative products, support continuous integration and deployment processes, and uphold security and performance best practices. This position demands strong problem-solving skills, technical expertise, and the ability to guide development efforts within an agile environment. About the team: The Squiggly team at Walmart develops an intelligent assistant platform delivering personalized, conversational, and AI-driven experiences for associates. This orchestration layer integrates agents, prompts, knowledge, personalization, routing, and reusable UI components to ensure consistent interactions without rebuilding core infrastructure. Focused on innovation and advanced technology, the team enhances operational efficiency and empowers associates to improve productivity. Squiggly fosters a collaborative environment that supports continuous improvement and well-being, delivering scalable, reliable solutions aligned with Walmart’s business objectives. What you'll do: Analyze and classify requirements to align solutions with business and technical needs, ensuring comprehensive scoping and estimation. Assist in designing scalable, secure software components using appropriate architectures, design patterns, and technology stacks. Develop, review, and maintain high-quality code adhering to coding standards and security protocols. Drive automation of repetitive tasks within CI/CD pipelines to enhance development efficiency. Conduct code reviews and support defect management to maintain software reliability and performance. Monitor project progress, provide status updates, and collaborate with stakeholders to mitigate risks and ensure timely delivery. Implement telemetry and testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and security of software products. What you'll bring: Proven expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and cloud-native solutions to develop scalable, secure applications. Strong proficiency in coding languages such as JavaScript and Python, with adherence to coding standards and best practices. Experience in requirement analysis, including functional and non-functional specifications, user stories, and risk assessment. Ability to conduct thorough code reviews and implement telemetry for performance monitoring and security compliance. Skilled in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation scripting, and software testing methodologies. Demonstrated problem-solving skills and data-driven decision-making to optimize platform design and development. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as wel

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