Walmart

(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart
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3 days ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$143k - $286k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead platform engineering efforts involving scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Direct full software development lifecycle activities, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Architect and implement AI-enhanced applications and intelligent systems for millions of users.
  • Build AI-powered capabilities such as LLM-driven automation, agentic workflows, and guarded anomaly detection.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to engineering teams.
  • Translate stakeholder and business needs into technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
  • Maintain architectural documentation and drive continuous improvement across engineering processes and technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area plus five years of software engineering or related experience; alternatively, seven years of such experience.
  • Strong experience leading platform engineering and delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
  • Expertise in software development lifecycle management, testing, observability, incident response, and related engineering practices.
  • Proficiency with AI/ML integration and intelligent software systems using Python, Java, and C++.
  • Experience applying model-driven design and technical solution design to complex distributed systems.
  • Ability to mentor engineering teams, influence architectural decisions, and lead technical delivery.
  • Experience with MCP or similar patterns for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems and tools.
  • Preferred: master’s degree in a relevant field plus three 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 opportunities, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off and/or PPTO, including sick leave, holidays, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting leave.
  • Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Walmart-paid education benefits through Live Better U, including eligible high school completion, bachelor’s degree, English Language Learning, and certificate programs with tuition, books, and fees covered.
  • Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock.
  • Primary location: 815 Eleventh Ave, Sunnyvale, California.
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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