Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary

The Principal Software Engineer leads the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving technical excellence across multiple teams. This role involves architecting cloud‑native, distributed systems with integrated AI/ML solutions to support high availability and real‑time processing. The position requires strategic mentorship, cross‑functional collaboration, and ownership of the full software development lifecycle. The engineer will influence architectural decisions, promote innovation, and ensure alignment with long‑term business goals while maintaining quality and operational metrics. This leadership role fosters continuous improvement and technical growth within the engineering organization.

Annual salary range: $110,000 – $220,000. Additional compensation includes performance bonuses and, for certain positions, stock options.

What you’ll do

• Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real‑time data processing.
• Architect and implement cloud‑native distributed systems integrating AI agents and model‑driven design principles.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural standards and fostering engineering and operational excellence.
• Promote continuous improvement through innovation, knowledge sharing, and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Ensure self‑accountability and enforce the highest standards for overall engineering and operational excellence within the respective areas of oversight.
• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements and influence organizational adoption.

What you’ll bring

• Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud‑native architectures and reusable tooling.
• Strong background in AI/ML integration and building intelligent software systems using multiple programming languages.
• Demonstrated ability to apply model‑driven design and technical solution design to complex distributed systems.
• Skilled in mentoring engineers and providing strategic technical guidance to promote innovation and engineering excellence.
• 16+ years of experience designing and developing highly scalable distributed applications and platforms, particularly for large‑scale, multi‑tenant SaaS products.
• Hands‑on experience in Microservices and RESTful web services development in Java SpringBoot, Spring Kafka (or equivalent framework).

Benefits

Walmart offers competitive pay, performance‑based bonuses, and the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k) with company match, stock purchase plan, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Military Leave Pay and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Paid education benefits through the Live Better U program.

Minimum Qualifications

Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related field and at least 5 years’ experience in software engineering or a related area.

Option 2: At least 7 years’ experience in software engineering or a related area.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related field and at least 3 years’ experience in software engineering or a related area. Experience creating inclusive digital experiences, implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly is highly valued.

Primary Location

701 Respect Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries maintain a drug‑free workplace and have a zero‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

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