(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Wal-Mart•Bentonville, AR

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About The Position

It's an exciting time to join Walmart's journey. We are seeking a Principal Engineer - Tax Transaction for a key leadership position within our Finance Technology organization. The Tax Transaction domain encompasses Tax Determination at stores and on e-commerce platforms, Tax Exemption, and Tax Management. These systems are critical to ensuring compliance, accuracy, and efficiency in Walmart's tax-related processes across all channels. As a Principal Engineer, you will architect, build, and enhance the core services and data flows that power our tax solutions, ensuring they scale to support Walmart's global operations. We are looking for a technology leader with deep engineering expertise and a passion for building robust, future-ready solutions that will support our growing ecosystem for years to come. About the Team As a member of Walmart's Finance Technology team, you will collaborate with top-tier engineers and product leaders to deliver industry-leading tax solutions that support Walmart's financial and compliance needs. Our systems process billions of transactions annually, ensuring accurate tax calculation, exemption management, and regulatory reporting for our customers. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the architecture and direction of Walmart's tax technology, impacting all segments of Walmart globally. If you thrive on solving complex problems, have a passion for technology, and are driven by the opportunity to deliver value at scale, this Principal Engineer role in Tax Transaction is for you. You'll sweep us off our feet if… You are a technology visionary with a strong background in designing and building large-scale, distributed systems. You have deep expertise in tax technology, financial systems, or high-volume transaction processing. You are passionate about data integrity, compliance, and automation. You enjoy mentoring and guiding engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in complex, cross-functional initiatives. You have a continuous improvement mindset and are always seeking better, more efficient ways to solve business challenges. You'll make an impact by: Providing technical leadership and architectural direction for the Tax Transaction domain, including Tax Determination, Tax Exemption, and Tax Management systems. Leading the design and implementation of scalable, resilient services in a cloud environment to support real-time and batch tax processing for both in-store and e-commerce transactions. Partnering with product, compliance, and business stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions. Driving best practices in software engineering, code quality, and system reliability across the team. Mentoring and developing engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture. Championing automation and continuous improvement to reduce manual processes and increase operational efficiency. Ensuring solutions are secure, performant, and compliant with all relevant tax regulations and standards. What you'll do… Architect and build Java-based services and data pipelines for tax determination, exemption, and management in a cloud-native environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the future direction of tax technology at Walmart. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring alignment with best practices and architectural standards. Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies to enhance the capabilities and scalability of tax systems. Work closely with global teams, including associates in India, to deliver around-the-clock development and support. Contribute to roadmaps and long-term strategies for tax technology, ensuring alignment with Walmart's business objectives and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or principal engineer role.
Deep expertise in Java or comparable programming languages, with hands-on experience building distributed, cloud-native applications.
Proven experience architecting and implementing microservices for high-volume transaction processing, preferably in the finance or tax domain.
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS) and experience deploying and operating services in production.
Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, Event Hub, IBM MQ) and real-time data processing (Spark Streaming, Spark SQL).
Familiarity with database technologies (DB2, Azure Data Lake) and large-scale data management.
Strong business acumen and ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
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.
Extensive software engineering and platform experience, ideally in tax, finance, or compliance systems.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and tactically, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience working in large, global organizations and leading cross-functional initiatives.

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.
We value candidates with a 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.
The ideal candidate would have 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

Providing technical leadership and architectural direction for the Tax Transaction domain, including Tax Determination, Tax Exemption, and Tax Management systems.
Leading the design and implementation of scalable, resilient services in a cloud environment to support real-time and batch tax processing for both in-store and e-commerce transactions.
Partnering with product, compliance, and business stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into robust technical solutions.
Driving best practices in software engineering, code quality, and system reliability across the team.
Mentoring and developing engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
Championing automation and continuous improvement to reduce manual processes and increase operational efficiency.
Ensuring solutions are secure, performant, and compliant with all relevant tax regulations and standards.
Architect and build Java-based services and data pipelines for tax determination, exemption, and management in a cloud-native environment.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the future direction of tax technology at Walmart.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, ensuring alignment with best practices and architectural standards.
Lead the evaluation and adoption of new technologies to enhance the capabilities and scalability of tax systems.
Work closely with global teams, including associates in India, to deliver around-the-clock development and support.
Contribute to roadmaps and long-term strategies for tax technology, ensuring alignment with Walmart's business objectives and compliance requirements.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment.
It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program 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.