Principal, Software Engineer - H&W - Consumer Health & Data Solutions

Walmart•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Build the next generation of Walmart’s Nutrition Hub—an incubation product evolving into a scalable platform used across Walmart. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll own a critical slice of the product end-to-end, shaping architecture and delivering cloud-native services and APIs that power personalized healthy-eating experiences. You’ll be hands-on in Java and GraphQL, partnering closely with product and engineering leaders to turn ambiguous problems into reliable, measurable outcomes for millions of customers. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the technical design, development, and deployment of cutting-edge software solutions on Walmart’s Web and cloud platform. You will work closely with cross-functional product, engineering, and data science teams to plan, design, build, test, and deploy scalable, secure, high-performance APIs and web applications using React, Node.js, SQL, Kubernetes, and Cloud technologies. You will develop and execute CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, build, deployment, and monitoring of these software applications. You will mentor engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to ensure high-quality codebase and best practices. About the Team The Consumer Health & Data Solutions team consists of: Incubation: includes Walmart Everyday Health Signals (EHS), a health insights product, and Walmart's Nutrition Hub, which supports personalized healthy eating powered by EHS Digital Business Services: includes customer identity, digital engagement, and business analytics to support health and wellness lines of business

Requirements

8+ years of experience in leading technical teams or equivalent experience as a Technical Lead or Staff/Senior Software Engineer with focus on web, e-commerce, consumer health and engagement platforms.
Proven track record in incubating, developing, and monitoring high-performance APIs and web applications using React, Node.js, SQL, deployed with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes on cloud.
Strong understanding of database systems, specifically SQL, and experience with data modeling and design.
Strong understanding of data analysis, logging, metrics monitoring, and A/B testing.
Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills to mentor engineers and lead cross-functional teams to delivery of solutions.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

Leading the technical design, development, and deployment of cutting-edge software solutions on Walmart’s Web and cloud platform.
Working closely with cross-functional product, engineering, and data science teams to plan, design, build, test, and deploy scalable, secure, high-performance APIs and web applications using React, Node.js, SQL, Kubernetes, and Cloud technologies.
Developing and executing CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, build, deployment, and monitoring of these software applications.
Mentoring engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to ensure high-quality codebase and best practices.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.