Principal, Software Engineer

Reference: R-2525778

Posted:

Location:

BENTONVILLE, AR, United States Salary: $110000 - $220000/year

Type:
Full time / Regular/Permanent Company:
Walmart Business Segment:
Home Office Lead platform engineering efforts by delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.

Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.

Architect and integrate intelligent AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural decisions and promoting engineering excellence.

Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.

Champion continuous improvement by adopting new technologies and optimizing processes for quality and efficiency.

What you'll bring:

Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable and reliable infrastructure and tooling.

Proficiency in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.

Strong expertise in AI/ML integration, building intelligent software systems using languages such as Python, Java, and C++.Proven ability to lead full software development lifecycle including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.

Skilled in applying model-driven design and leveraging modern development tools to enhance velocity and quality.

Demonstrated technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic guidance across engineering teams.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional stakeholders to define and deliver technical solutions.

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.

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.  Our hubs:
Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey. Benefits:

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.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

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,…