(IND) SENIOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER / Senior ML Engineer

Position Summary...

About Global Tech.
If you’re thinking ‘scale’, think bigger and don’t stop there. At Walmart Labs Bengaluru, we don’t just innovate, we enable transformations across stores and different channels for the Walmart experience. Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people and put a smile on their face. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. With fiscal year 2020 revenue of $523.9 billion, Walmart a team of 15,000+ software engineers, data scientists and service professionals, the world’s largest retailer, delivering innovations that improve how our customers shop and empower our 2.3 million associates. To others, innovation looks like an app, service or some code, but Walmart has always been about people. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. Being human led is our true disruption.

Team Summary

Walmart’s Global Sourcing Technology team is responsible for building and maintaining software that enables Walmart to Source the best quality products at the lowest possible price and pass that savings to our customers so they can Save Money and Live Better. Walmart is investing in transforming the Global Sourcing business by enhancing the user experience with the latest technology and we are looking for talented individuals who can use their engineering and leadership skills to help our teams solve complex problems. You will be part of the application development team leading software design and implementation, problem solving, as our customers evolve and adapt, we are taking it a few notches further here. We’re changing what customers can expect from the experience of shopping, from the physical stores, to mobile, social and even online; we’re not just ready for the future of shopping, we’re creating it.
We take great pride in our entrepreneurial culture and the strength of our engineering team. If that sounds exciting to you, we want to talk to you about joining us.

What you'll do...

About Team

Walmart’s Global Sourcing Technology team is responsible for building and maintaining software that enables Walmart to Source the best quality products at the lowest possible price and pass that savings to our customers so they can Save Money and Live Better. Walmart is investing in transforming the Global Sourcing business by enhancing the user experience with the latest technology and we are looking for talented individuals who can use their engineering and leadership skills to help our teams solve complex problems. You will be part of the application development team leading software design and implementation, problem solving, as our customers evolve and adapt, we are taking it a few notches further here. We’re changing what customers can expect from the experience of shopping, from the physical stores, to mobile, social and even online; we’re not just ready for the future of shopping, we’re creating it.
We take great pride in our entrepreneurial culture and the strength of our engineering team. If that sounds exciting to you, we want to talk to you about joining us.

Walmart Global Tech is at the forefront of AI innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to redefine customer experiences. We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with deep expertise in Generative AI, LLMs, and scalable system design to drive impactful solutions.

 

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to design and deploy AI systems using LLMs, RAG frameworks, and advanced agentic techniques. In this role, you will focus on building scalable pipelines, integrating external data sources, and collaborating with teams to deliver high-impact AI-driven products.

 

What You will Do

AI Development & Agentic Frameworks:

• Design and implement Generative AI solutions utilizing RAG for summarization, and knowledge retrieval.
• Build and integrate LLM-based agents that utilize vector search technologies to provide dynamic, real-time responses.
• Fine-tune and optimize models for specific business needs and tasks.

System Design & Scalability:

• Contribute to building scalable, distributed systems that integrate machine learning pipelines.
• Translate high-level designs into detailed solutions, including mock-ups, pseudo-code, and modular components.
• Design and implement MVPs to validate and refine AI-driven features.

Collaboration & Integration:

• Support architectural decisions to ensure alignment with both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.

Leadership & Mentorship:

• Drive technical direction for large-scale AI initiatives and mentor junior engineers.
• Establish best practices for building and maintaining AI-driven systems.

 

What You Will Bring

• 6+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, with a 2+ years focus on Generative AI and NLP.
• Proficiency in Python, ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), and NLP libraries like Hugging Face Transformers.
• Hands-on experience with RAG frameworks, vector search tools and knowledge grounding techniques.
• Familiarity with distributed systems, scalable architectures, and cloud platforms (GCP, Azure).
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, disaster recovery strategies, and non-functional requirements.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with multi-modal models and advanced optimization techniques.
• Experience with Generative AI models (e.g., GPT, Gemini) and their fine-tuning.
• Contributions to open-source projects or AI research publications.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in distributed environments.

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.

Flexible, hybrid work
We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications:Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 3years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area at a technology, retail, or data-driven company.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Certification in Security+, GISF, CISSP, CCSP, or GSEC, Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects

Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification

Primary Location...

Pardhanani Wilshire Ii, Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India