Principal, UX Designer / Engineer - AI Systems Job at Walmart in San Bruno

Position Summary Principal UX Designer / Engineer, AI Systems – Design Organization Base pay range: $143,000.00/yr - $286,000.00/yr Responsibilities Implement and productionize AI systems by translating the AI roadmap into scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that meet the needs of the Design Organization. Drive AI innovation by identifying and delivering high-impact opportunities where generative AI, LLMs, and intelligent automation can enhance creative workflows, product discovery, design quality, and speed. Build and scale production services: develop reliable backend services in Python and Node.js, focusing on performance, resilience, and observability; harden prototypes into production-ready, secure, and scalable services within Walmart‑approved infrastructure and guardrails. Integrate with Walmart ecosystem: ensure seamless integration with Walmart identity, networking, data platforms, observability, and compliance controls (SSO, secrets management, service mesh). Define production readiness: establish gates for POCs, including SLA/SLO targets, error budgets, performance baselines, cost limits, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and runbooks. Operational excellence: lead CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and migration of prototypes to dev, stage, and prod environments; ensure operational ownership with alerting, on‑call strategies, incident response, and continuous improvement. Architect AI‑powered design tools: lead the technical design and architecture of internal tools and subsystems that empower designers, researchers, and content strategists; build scalable, reusable infrastructure for organization‑wide AI applications. Mentor and uplift technical craft: guide engineers and architects through complex architecture decisions, rapid prototyping, and AI tool selection; foster a culture of experimentation, technical excellence, and responsible innovation. Promote AI thought leadership: represent the Design Organization in internal AI communities, share learnings, and influence AI adoption across Walmart. What You’ll Bring Programming: expert in Python and Node.js for backend services, data pipelines, and AI integration. Kubernetes & Cloud‑Native: deep experience with Kubernetes, Helm/Kustomize, GitOps (Argo CD/Flux), service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), autoscaling, security, and cost optimization. CI/CD & Infrastructure: proficient with Jenkins (or equivalent), Terraform/CloudFormation, blue‑green/canary deployments, feature flags, automated testing, and rollback strategies. Data & Storage: strong experience with SQL (Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, Snowflake) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch) databases, schema design, optimization, and scaling; familiarity with vector databases and embedding stores. APIs & Integration: skilled in REST and GraphQL, secure service‑to‑service authentication, rate limiting, quotas, and event streaming (Kafka/Pub/Sub). Observability: experience with Prometheus, Grafana, tracing, metrics, log aggregation, SLOs, error budgets, and incident response. Minimum Qualifications 12+ years in software or platform engineering, delivering production systems at scale. 7+ years combined professional experience in Python and Node.js (minimum 4+ years in each). 4+ years operating workloads in Kubernetes in production. 5+ years designing and operating both SQL and NoSQL data models. 2+ years building or operating ML/LLM‑powered applications in production. 5+ years leading cross‑functional architecture and mentoring senior engineers. Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience. Strong communication skills and a portfolio of shipped systems with measurable impact. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in UI/UX design, graphic design, visual communication, product design, computer science, information technology, or related area and 5 years’ experience in UI/UX or related design fields. 7 years’ experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area. Design certification (e.g., IDEOU‑Foundations in Design Thinking Certificate). Master’s degree in UI/UX Design, Product Design, or related area. Related industry experience (retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare). Experience creating inclusive digital experiences that implement WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrate digital accessibility seamlessly. Strong knowledge of accessibility best practices and Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines. Benefits Competitive pay with performance‑based bonus awards. Health benefits: medical, vision, and dental coverage. Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, company‑paid life insurance. Paid time off: PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Disability, military leave, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, company discounts, and more. Live Better U education benefit program (full‑time and part‑time associates). Additional Compensation Annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock options may apply to certain positions. Locations & Salary Ranges San Bruno, California – $143,000.00 – $286,000.00 per year. Bentonville, Arkansas – $110,000.00 – $220,000.00 per year. Hiring Information The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00‑$286,000.00 in San Bruno, California. The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00‑$220,000.00 in Bentonville, Arkansas. 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