Principal, Software Engineer - Java

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Principal Software Engineer leads the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration across multiple teams. This role oversees the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of distributed systems. The position requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business objectives. The engineer champions innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while maintaining architectural standards and fostering knowledge sharing to support Walmart's long-term technology vision.

About the team:

The Instore Device Platform team develops and maintains software for point of sale devices across Walmart, Sam's Club, and Fuel stations. This team manages the full lifecycle of connected devices, orchestrating their capabilities to support front-end applications. Operating within an agile framework, the team delivers scalable, reliable, and high-quality solutions. Members collaborate closely to ensure seamless integration and optimal device software performance, contributing to efficient operations and enhanced customer experiences across multiple retail environments.

The team emphasizes strong project and stakeholder management to meet strategic milestones effectively.

What you'll do:

* Lead platform-level execution of software, ensuring alignment with domain priorities and roadmap milestones.

* Oversee shared infrastructure, tooling, and Device frameworks to support scalable, secure development.

* Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, championing Dev Ops architecture and CI/CD practices.

* Implement cloud cost optimization and automation to enhance operational efficiency.

* Mentor engineers, guide architectural decisions, and promote technical quality and compliance.

* Manage stakeholder relationships to align engineering efforts with business goals and track key performance metrics.

* Foster continuous improvement through innovation, feedback, and cross-team collaboration.

What you'll bring:

* Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.

* Experience in developing low level Device

* Proven ability to drive full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.

* Expertise in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing.

* Strong technical judgment with a track record of making informed architectural decisions and managing trade-offs.

* Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers and influencing cross-team architectural standards.

* Excellent collaboration skills with cross-functional stakeholders to define technical requirements and success metrics.

* Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and maintaining high-quality software solutions.

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include 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. For information about PTO, see  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 certificates.…