(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Principal, Software Engineer leads platform engineering efforts by delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions and reusable infrastructure components. This role drives the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, integrating AI/ML technologies to enhance system capabilities. The position requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration to align engineering initiatives with business objectives. The Principal Engineer ensures high-quality, reliable software delivery while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. This role demands strong judgment, adaptability, and effective communication to support long-term platform evolution and operational excellence.

About the team: The team tackles complex business and technical challenges within Growth Tech by leveraging advanced AI coding agents across planning, design, implementation, testing, and operations. They set standards for scalable, reliable, and secure production systems at the intersection of software engineering, data, and AI. Delivering valuable insights to suppliers and merchants, the team builds platforms for intelligent automation, including agent orchestration and customer-facing AI solutions. Focused on rapid iteration and adaptive systems that learn from usage, the team fosters collaboration and continuous improvement to drive innovation in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable and reliable cloud-native architectures.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
• Strong proficiency in Python and familiarity with AI agents, model-driven design, and cloud computing architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to lead full software development lifecycles, including CI/CD, observability, and incident response.
• Skilled in providing technical mentorship and fostering engineering excellence across teams.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and maintaining high standards of technical quality and integrity.
• 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.
• OR 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.
• Experience 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 joining us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities, including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance across multiple teams.
• Architect and implement AI/ML-enabled applications and intelligent systems serving millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting best practices and innovation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
• Ensure high system availability, fault tolerance, and performance through sound architectural decisions.
• Foster continuous improvement by integrating feedback and advancing engineering processes and tools.

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
• Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal