Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary

Building the right technology foundation for Infrastructure & platforms is vital to success at the scale of Walmart. Our team builds and maintains the foundational technologies that support the tech organization. Included in this are data platforms, enterprise architecture, Dev Ops, cloud computing, and infrastructure. All of these products and services are supported by scalable and powerful infrastructure, ensuring a secure and seamless employee and customer experience across stores, digital channels, and distribution centers.

• This role is to lead the backend engineering team for the Edge Direct product which manages a fleet of IoT Access Points we are deploying throughout stores.
• The management plan for these devices utilizes Go (in the cloud and on the device), MQTT, Hashi Corp Vault, Rabbit
  
  MQ and Postgres among other technologies.
• Our major first project will likely be migrating the service from Azure/Terraform/AKS into WCNP in FY27.
• You will make architecture decisions with the team, coordinate releases, and ensure regression tests are built out.
• You will help build out our cloud management platform.
• You’ll work directly with the Sr. Director of Software Engineering and the Sr. Director of Product to design and execute on the Edge Direct roadmap.

• Experience running production Golang services in containers
• Experience with Postgres at scale
• Experience with message processing tech like AMQP; we currently use Rabbit
  
  MQ but that might change with the migration to WCNP.
• Experience with PKI, especially managing your own CA via Hashicorp Vault
• Building from requirements and/or concept to production, and successfully leading a team of developers.

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 experts 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.

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. The full benefits package includes medical, vision and dental coverage; financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase and company‑paid life insurance; paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty and voting;

short‑term and long‑term disability; company discounts;
Military Leave Pay; adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. Live Better U is a Walmart‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities.

Programs range from high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short‑form…