(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

9d • 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, integrating AI/ML technologies to build intelligent systems that serve millions. The position requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business objectives and architectural standards. The engineer applies sound judgment to solve complex problems, promotes continuous improvement, and fosters innovation while maintaining high-quality deliverables and operational excellence in a dynamic environment.

About the team: The EDF Team develops and maintains mission-critical systems supporting the world’s largest retailer. This group designs, implements, and tests code changes tailored to specialized business needs while collaborating across functions to monitor and resolve production issues. The team emphasizes technical excellence, problem-solving, and continuous improvement to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. Members influence best practices that transform business operations and enhance system performance. The team fosters innovation and accountability, ensuring solutions align with key business objectives and support long-term platform evolution in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
• Proven ability to lead full software development lifecycles, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
• Expertise in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
• Strong skills in technical solution design, debugging, and requirements analysis.
• Proficiency with AI agents and model-driven design to enhance development velocity and quality.
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.
• 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.
• 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

• Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive full software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance across multiple teams.
• Architect cloud-native, distributed systems ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing capabilities.
• Integrate AI agents and intelligent applications using modern programming languages and model-driven design techniques.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and influence architectural standards to promote maintainability and interoperability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into clear technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement by adopting new technologies and enhancing engineering processes and tools.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting
• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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