Walmart

Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart
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3 days ago
Bentonville, AR, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$110k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Define the technical vision and architecture for a core WatchTower platform capability.
  • Design and build highly scalable distributed systems that improve reliability, developer productivity, and operational intelligence.
  • Partner with engineering leaders to drive architecture, engineering standards, and technical strategy across Marketplace.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple teams without direct organizational authority.
  • Drive innovation through AI, automation, cloud-native technologies, and modern software engineering practices.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise designing and building large-scale distributed systems or platform software.
  • Strong background in cloud-native architecture and Kubernetes.
  • Experience leading architecture across multiple teams and influencing technical direction through engineering leadership.
  • Proven ability to solve complex technical problems and deliver scalable platform capabilities.
  • Experience with developer platforms, operational tooling, AI, observability, or infrastructure engineering.
  • Excellent communication skills for influencing engineers and leaders across large organizations.
  • At least 5 years of software engineering or related experience with a bachelor's degree, or 7 years of software engineering or related experience.
  • 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 plan, 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 programs covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible associates.
  • Additional benefits are subject to eligibility, classification, length of employment, and plan terms.

Tech Stack

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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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