Job Description
About Store No8Position Summary... What you'll do...
We are the incubation arm of Walmart. Store No8 was formed in 2017 as part of Walmart’s larger innovation mission to shape the future of commerce. We pursue big ideas and take risks by stepping outside of Walmart’s core business to focus on leapfrog capabilities across conversational commerce, mixed reality, in-store digitization, and more. Our ultimate goal: fuel Walmart’s core business, create new operational efficiencies, and unlock amazing experiences for our customers in the long-term.
This team within Store Nº8 is helping us understand everything we can about our inventory, in real-time – both what it is and where it is so we are always in-stock and able to deliver on customer needs.
About The Role
This position may be worked remote with east coast hours anywhere in the United States. Preference is for work locations near our offices: New York - Hoboken NJ, Bentonville AR, Dallas TX, Renton VA, Washington DC, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle WA.
As a Staff Software Engineer for one of our Store Nº8’s portfolio companies, you will report directly to the Head of Engineering and lead a small team of engineers, providing direction and leadership for products that will transform the future of retail shopping. This role requires you to have solid machine learning, computer vision and engineering skills. Specialization in quantization of computer vision models and performing inference on low powered devices such as development boards or mobile phones is essential. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will leverage your natural curiosity and inventive problem-solving talents to anticipate the needs of our customers before they walk in the door. You’ll be pioneering technologies that reinvent the customer and associate experience, new ways of working, and new ways of shopping.
If you are motivated by complex, purposeful challenges, a Staff Software Engineer role within the Store Nº8 portfolio could be the fit you’ve been looking for.
What You’ll Do
- Join a newly created team as one of the early engineers and will have significant opportunity to make an impact by prototyping next generation online and in-store inventory experiences
- Lead discovery phases to come up with high level designs, partnering with product management to forecast business and operational issues (impact, criticality, root cause)
- Design, prototype and build new and innovative experiences that leverage the capabilities of computer vision.
- Develop innovation strategies, processes and best practices by leading with internal technical teams and partnering with cross functional teams; developing assessments of key opportunities, documenting, communicating with and influencing decision-makers and executives within the organization; and resolving technology differences across teams through informed discussions.
- 3+ years’ experience in computer vision /6+ years’ overall agile software development, preferably in one or more of the following areas: AR/VR, surveillance, inventory tracking, autonomous vehicles.
- Python, Java, Kotlin, and C++
- Experience with three or more of the following frameworks/libraries: PyTorch, OpenCV, Keras, TensorFlow, Cuda, SciPy, NumPy, BoofCV
- Experience with low powered devices such as development boards: raspberry pi, Arduino, Coral, Jetson, etc. or mobile phones.
- Experience working in small teams/incubators
Beyond competitive pay, 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.
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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.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related field OR 6 years’ experience in software
Engineering Or Related Field. Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 3 years' experience in software engineering Primary Location...121 WORCESTER RD, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701-5348, United States of America