Join our innovative team that's redefining the smart TV experience at Walmart- Vizio! We're building a ground breaking new platform from the ground up, with a direct and significant impact on millions of users. You'll play a crucial role in developing and maintaining the core operating system, contributing directly to a product with massive customer reach and impact.
This position is within the New Product Introduction (NPI) team. The team is instrumental in developing new TV models and getting them to market. The NPI team innovates and collaborates with many other teams within the company to bring TVs with the latest technology to market
What You’ll Do
• Design, develop and Port linux based OS features for smart TV Bluetooth audio, Hardware abstraction layers, and peripherals
• Sustenance engineering of existing Linux based OS, Improvements, bug-fixes
• Collaborate with engineers at the UI, Middleware, and Hardware/Device layer
• Integrate and optimize TV features Ensuring high quality and performance across various video stream types, input formats on our next generation platforms and hardware Abstraction layer
What You’ll bring)
• 10+ years of experience with C/C++, Linux/Unix and Bluetooth stack or BSP development
• BS or MS in Computer Engineering or CS equivalent
• Programming: C, C++ 17/20, Clang toolchain, cmake, Python
• Linux: D-Bus, HIDRAW, Glib, gdbus, gdb, Git, input event driver, Bluetooth Linux Host, BlueZ (user and kernel space)
• Audio, Audio codecs (SBC, LC3), ALSA, PipeWire. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to clearly document designs and communicate design methodology with other team members
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
• Experience with TV industry standards and protocols
• Experience with audio/video processing concepts and algorithms
• Knowledge of modern C++ based design patterns.
• Experience in developing Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) test cases for Linux-based systems in Python or other scripting languages.
• Proficiency in utilizing Google Test for C++ codebase testing.
• Experience with Agile, JIRA, Jenkins, and Version Control tools (git).
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
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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 6 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, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related areaPrimary Location...Building 10 (sez), Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli Village, Varthur Hobli , IndiaSkills Required
- 10+ years of experience with C/C++, Linux/Unix and Bluetooth stack or BSP development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related OR 6 years' experience in software engineering (Minimum Qualifications)
- Proficiency with modern C++ (C++17/20) and C++ design patterns
- Experience with Clang toolchain, CMake, and Git
- Experience developing Linux features: D-Bus, gdbus, Glib, HIDRAW, input event drivers, gdb
- Experience with Bluetooth on Linux and BlueZ (user and kernel space)
- Experience with audio subsystems and codecs: ALSA, PipeWire, SBC, LC3
- Experience with audio/video processing concepts and algorithms
- Experience writing BDD test cases for Linux systems (Python or scripting) and proficiency with Google Test for C++
- Experience with Agile practices and tools (JIRA, Jenkins, version control)
- Ability to document designs clearly and work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Experience with TV industry standards and protocols
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related (Preferred)
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Walmart Global Tech and has not been reviewed or approved by Walmart Global Tech.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
Walmart Global Tech Insights
What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
