Role summary:
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving cloud-native architecture and distributed system solutions that support AI/ML integration and real-time data processing. This role requires overseeing the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring technical excellence and alignment with strategic roadmaps. You will provide mentorship, influence architectural decisions, and collaborate cross-functionally to translate complex business needs into innovative, reliable software solutions that serve millions of users while fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
About the team:
The Marketplace Tech team develops a dynamic platform connecting customers with third-party sellers by transforming complex data into actionable insights and production-ready models. Collaborating with product, engineering, and business units, the team drives seller success, customer experience, trust, safety, and growth. Members define success metrics, conduct experiments, and create predictive and causal solutions delivering measurable impact. Leveraging expertise in data science, machine learning, Python, and data visualization, the team addresses complex challenges with a focus on technical excellence, innovation, and clear communication to achieve strategic objectives.
What you'll do:
- Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
- Architect and implement cloud-native, distributed systems ensuring high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
- Oversee full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response across multiple teams.
- Integrate AI agents and intelligent applications using modern programming languages and model-driven design principles.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and influence architectural standards to promote maintainability and interoperability.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, measure success, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure technical ownership, sound decision-making, and adaptability to evolving technologies and business needs.
What you'll bring:
- Extensive experience leading platform engineering initiatives, including shared infrastructure and scalable ML frameworks.
- Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
- Strong proficiency in software development lifecycle management, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
- Demonstrated ability to architect AI/ML integrated applications using languages such as Python, Java, and C++.
- Skilled in applying model-driven design and leveraging modern development tools to enhance quality and velocity.
- Effective technical leadership and mentorship capabilities fostering engineering excellence and innovation.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills to engage cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment.
Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology Management, or related area and 3 years of experience in software engineering or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, Information Technology Management, or related area and 5 years of post-bachelor’s progressively responsible experience in software engineering or related area.
Skills required: Experience building highly available, high-performance, redundant, and scalable distributed systems. Experience documenting high-level technical design documents. Experience developing low-level design documents. Experience designing and developing high performance microservices using Java, Golang, and Scala. Experience implementing Rest APIs with low latency and high reliability in Golang. Experience building event driven systems using Kafka for increased throughput. Experience integrating Cassandra, DB2 databases and optimizing query performance for high-load scenarios. Experience optimizing performance of microservices using profiling, concurrency and caching in Golang. Experience refactoring monolith services into scalable microservices in Golang. Experience integrating Elastic Search, Logstash, and Kibana for monitoring production systems. Experience deploying containerized services on Kubernetes. Experience performing code reviews in Golang, Java, and Scala to ensure best practices and coding standards. Experience mentoring and guiding junior associates on engineering standards. Experience collaborating with DevOps teams to streamline CI/CD pipelines. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
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.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
- Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: 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.Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
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.Primary Location...1395 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- Experience leading platform engineering initiatives involving shared infrastructure and scalable machine learning frameworks
- Expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design, including high availability and fault tolerance
- Experience with software development lifecycle management, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response
- Experience architecting AI/ML-integrated applications using Python, Java, and C++
- Experience designing and developing high-performance microservices using Java, Golang, and Scala
- Experience implementing low-latency, highly reliable REST APIs in Golang
- Experience building event-driven systems using Kafka
- Experience integrating Cassandra and DB2 databases and optimizing query performance for high-load scenarios
- Experience optimizing Golang microservices using profiling, concurrency, and caching
- Experience refactoring monolithic services into scalable Golang microservices
- Experience integrating Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana for production monitoring
- Experience deploying containerized services on Kubernetes
- Experience conducting code reviews in Golang, Java, and Scala
- Experience mentoring and guiding junior engineers on engineering standards
- Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience in software engineering or a related area
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices
Walmart Global Tech Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation packages typically include base pay, performance bonuses, and stock awards, with access to an employee stock purchase plan. Feedback suggests annual bonus structures and stock grants are a consistent part of total compensation in many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a company 401(k) match and stock purchase options that support long‑term savings. Feedback suggests these programs are a notable strength within the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Family benefits feature paid parental leave and adoption assistance, alongside tax‑advantaged accounts for healthcare spending. Feedback suggests these supports contribute meaningfully to perceived total rewards value.
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What We Do
Walmart has a long history of transforming retail and using technology to deliver innovations that improve how the world shops and empower our 2.2 million associates. It began with Sam Walton and continues today with Global Tech associates working together to power Walmart and lead the next retail disruption. We’re a high-performing, primarily virtual workforce that is human-led and tech-empowered. Our world-class software engineers, data scientists and engineers, cybersecurity professionals, product managers and business service professionals work with top talent on cutting-edge technologies that create unique and innovative experiences for our associates, customers and members across Walmart, Sam’s Club and Walmart International. At Walmart Global Tech, one line of code or bold idea can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people – talk about epic impact at a global scale.
