Principal Software Engineer, front end 

Summary 

Walmart is a multi-national people led tech powered omnichannel retailer with over 2.2M associates. At People.AI, we help, support and empower the HR department with AI and GenAI solutions to improve productivity, harnessing the opportunities for growth, focusing on well-being and cultivating cultures of belonging to all Walmart's associates. 

People.AI is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Software Engineer, Front-end directly reporting to Software Engineering Manager. You'll be responsible of being a technical subject matter expert, mentor, and industry leader for creating highly performant, scalable, and user-friendly web and mobile applications that exceed customer and business needs. 

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 align with the overall organization goals. Some of this role key responsibilities are but not limited to:  

• Lead, own, and/or support the development of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable front-end applications using React Native (mobile) and React (web). 

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver software products that meet business goals and user needs 

• Mentoring and guiding junior engineers in best practices, design patterns, and development methodologies 

• Providing technical guidance and expertise to ensure the highest level of quality and performance in our front-end applications 

•  Enhancing usage, metrics, and logging details 

• Support CI/CD effort, configuration, and enhancements  

• Support in release, deployment activities, and production support rotation  

• Staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the field of front-end development and applying this knowledge to drive innovation and improvement 

What you’ll bring  

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

• Expert-level knowledge of React, React Native, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js. 

• Experience in writing effective test cases and test automation  

• Demonstrated experience in transforming ideas into fully implemented solutions 

•  Experience releasing mobile solutions to App Store and Google play store, and web solutions to production.  

• Deep understanding, and hands on experience of debugging issues in mobile and web applications  

• Experience with data storage and data retrieval  

• Experience with authorization and authentication frameworks in implementing those into mobile and web applications  

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug complex issues and optimize application performance 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

• A good understanding of and experience integrating with Generative AI 

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 diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. 
 
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.