Walmart

(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart
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2 months ago
Denver, CO, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$121k - $242k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead large cross-functional engineering projects from requirements gathering through design and delivery.
  • Define architecture, standards, and technical direction for scalable, reliable, high-performance data platforms.
  • Design and operate batch, streaming, real-time, and event-driven data pipelines across structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
  • Conduct design and code reviews and contribute hands-on to implementation.
  • Build AI-ready, discoverable, context-rich data foundations.
  • Partner with engineering, product, analytics, machine learning, and infrastructure teams.
  • Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement.
  • Apply AI tools to code generation, pipeline acceleration, documentation, debugging, testing, and operational support.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of software engineering or related experience, or 7 years of such experience.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and PySpark.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, ETL/ELT at scale, and batch, streaming, and real-time data pipelines.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, and Airflow.
  • Understanding of distributed processing and in-memory computation.
  • Experience with data observability, schema design, and governance.
  • Strong software engineering, analytical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant field and 3 years of software engineering or related experience.
  • Preferred: knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 401(k), stock purchase program, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
  • Company discounts, Military Leave Pay, and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Walmart-paid education benefits covering eligible high school completion, bachelor’s degree, English Language Learning, and certificate programs, including tuition, books, and fees.
  • Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock.
  • Benefits and eligibility depend on job classification and length of employment and may change.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data Engineering
Walmart

About Walmart

10,000+ employees

Walmart is a global omnichannel retailer that sells groceries, general merchandise, and services through Walmart and Sam's Club stores and online marketplaces for consumers and small businesses. Its model spans physical retail, e-commerce, advertising, and a vast supply chain, plus pharmacy, health, and financial services. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart Inc. is a public company on the NYSE (WMT) operating in the U.S. and multiple international markets.

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