Senior Software Development Engineer

Position Summary...

We are hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer to drive end-to-end automation for Walmart/Vizio application platform. This is a hands-on role for someone who can design scalable automation frameworks, strengthen CI/CD quality gates, enable Shift-Left approach, ensure application reliability and drive release speed. Hands on with AI  driven effectiveness, building impactful reporting and scorecards is a must. This role requires a deep understanding of video streaming technologies, knowledge in client side and back end services, and the ability to manage complex projects and timelines

What you'll do...

About Team

Walmart-VIZIO’s Technology – Software and Services division is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for Smart TV application team with expertise in planning and designing high quality automated workflows to ensure in-sprint and E2E product readiness. You’ll work together with the developer and cross functional teams to understand new features and/or extending current features for market needs, own 1P and 3P application validations with a shift-left mindset to improve quality and enable faster releases.

What you will do

 

• Lead E2E process, architecture, design, and delivery of Smart TV application automation platform across multiple OEM, and device workflows.  
• Build, Scale, Own - Robust automation frameworks for functional, integration, and regression coverage. Python/Pytest with expertise is preferred.
• Implement and maintain service-level and cross service integration checks.
• Hands on with AI-enabled improvement such as failure analysis, risk-based prioritization, test case generation and self-healing flows.  
• Integrate to CI/CD pipelines to provide fast, reliable feedback - includes process orchestration, pipeline configuration, real/remote TV readiness, nightly run, maintain engineering quality gates and publishing results.  
• Establish advanced insight reporting with Tableau, Power BI or equivalent tools for engineering and leadership visibility.  
• Effective contribution to optimization and fine-tuning of the software application quality for defect free releases.
• Participate in architecture discussions and planning.
• Collaborate within and across teams including QA, release management,

operations and 3rd party partners to deliver a project on time.

• Working in Agile mode, includes attending the daily status meeting with the team.
• Mentor engineers and set coding, architecture, and automation best practices.

What you’ll bring

 

• 5+ years in video domain automation with lead-level ownership.  
• 5+ years strong hands-on coding in Python based automation framework.
• Expertise in OCR, integrating AI based on screen validation for TV UI validations.
• Hands on with LLM or AI Agentic services (test generation, failure reasoning, workflow selection, documentation).
• Proven experience in CI/CD automation with GitHub Actions. Familiarity with pre-commit, secure quality practices.  
• Experience building executive-ready quality dashboards and reporting systems.
• Proactive in foreseeing issues and resolve it before it happen. 

• Technical expertise on Linux Operating system architecture and device model.
• Programming languages - C or C++ project development.
• Hands-on JavaScript, XML and frontend technology.
• Docker-based execution, scalable runners, and containerized automation 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.

Work
Walmart’s culture sets us apart, and we know being together helps us innovate, learn and grow great careers. This role is based in our [Bangalore/Chennai] office for daily work, with the flexibility for associates to manage their 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities 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

Minimum Qualifications...

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

Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

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, information technology, engineering, information systems, cybersecurity, or related area and 1 year’s experience leading information security or cybersecurity projects, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.Information Technology - CISCO Certification - Certification

Primary Location...

Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , India