Walmart

Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart
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3 days ago
Bentonville, AR, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$110k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks.
  • Drive the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, including high availability, fault tolerance, real-time data processing, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Architect and integrate intelligent AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship while influencing architectural decisions and engineering standards.
  • Translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable success metrics with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Champion continuous improvement, technology adoption, quality, efficiency, and long-term platform evolution.

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 software engineering or related experience.
  • Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, scalable infrastructure, and reliable tooling.
  • Strong proficiency in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design for high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Expertise integrating AI/ML systems and building intelligent software using Python, Java, and C++.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership, mentorship, strategic guidance, collaboration, and communication across engineering teams.
  • Preferred: master’s degree in a related field and 3 years of software engineering experience.
  • Preferred: experience with WCAG 2.2 AA, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $110,000.00-$220,000.00, plus potential annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock.
  • 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, multiple health plans, medical, vision, dental, and company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid maternity and parental leave, PTO/PPTO, sick leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, voting leave, military leave, and short- and long-term disability.
  • Company discounts and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Live Better U provides eligible associates with Walmart-paid education programs, including high school completion, bachelor’s degrees, English Language Learning, and certificates.
  • The primary work location is Bentonville, Arkansas, with Walmart hubs including Bentonville, the San Francisco Bay Area, and New York/New Jersey; the posting emphasizes working together in person.

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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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