Walmart

Principal Software Engineer

Walmart
Apply
1 day ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$143k - $286k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks.
  • Drive software development lifecycle execution across multiple teams, including high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.
  • Architect and implement cloud-native distributed systems integrating AI agents and model-driven design.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship while establishing architectural standards and engineering excellence.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements, operational metrics, and business-aligned solutions.
  • Promote continuous improvement and optimize development processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of software engineering experience, or 7 years of software engineering experience.
  • Expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design for highly available and fault-tolerant systems.
  • Strong software development and lifecycle management experience, including testing, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Proficiency in Python and Java for AI/ML-integrated applications.
  • Experience with platform engineering, scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and model-driven design.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, stakeholder collaboration, and cross-team alignment.
  • Preferred: relevant master’s degree with 3 years of software engineering experience.
  • Preferred: experience with 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, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and applicable PTO/PPTO.
  • Short- and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and performance-based bonuses.
  • Walmart-paid education benefits covering eligible tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion through bachelor’s degrees and certificates.
  • Additional compensation may include annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock.
  • On-site primary location at 809 11th Ave, Sunnyvale, California.

Tech Stack

Categories

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.

Contact me