(USA) Principal, Software Engineer
About The Position
The Principal Software Engineer leads platform engineering initiatives, delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions and reusable tooling that support long-term platform evolution. This role drives the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, integrating AI/ML capabilities and ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. The position requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable solutions. The engineer champions innovation, continuous improvement, and architectural excellence while maintaining accountability for quality and alignment with business objectives in a dynamic environment. About the team: The Advertising Business Systems (ABS) team, part of the Advertising Technology group, develops scalable platforms supporting Advertisers, Agencies, Partners, and internal stakeholders. The team focuses on Lead Generation, CRM, Onboarding, Business Management, Media Planning, Order Management, Billing, Insights, Generative AI, and Third Party Tools. ABS delivers intelligent solutions that enhance advertiser engagement and operational efficiency. By aligning technology with business goals, the team drives advertising revenue growth and expands platform capabilities beyond Walmart Connect. The team fosters innovation and builds trusted partnerships across Walmart’s advertising ecosystem to support continuous advancement.
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading platform engineering initiatives, delivering scalable cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
- Proven expertise in software development lifecycle management, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
- Strong background in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, Dart, Rust, and C++.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentorship, and influence architectural decisions across teams.
- Skilled in applying model-driven design and leveraging AI agents to enhance development velocity and quality.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment.
- 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 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 by delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and cloud-native architectures aligned with strategic roadmaps.
- Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing capabilities.
- Architect and implement AI-enhanced applications integrating multi-step reasoning agents and model-driven design principles.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural standards and promoting engineering excellence.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
- Champion continuous improvement by adopting new technologies, optimizing processes, and fostering innovation.
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 expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
