Walmart

Principal Software Engineer

Walmart

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: HobokenCaliforniaNew JerseyUnited States

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Salary

💰 $132,000 - $264,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling aligned with strategic roadmaps.
  • Drive full software development lifecycle management, including design, testing, deployment, and maintenance of distributed systems.
  • Architect and integrate AI/ML-enhanced applications supporting real-time data processing and multi-step reasoning capabilities.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship, promoting engineering excellence and standardization across teams.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.

Requirements

  • 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 experience in platform engineering leadership.
  • Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design.
  • Strong technical execution skills across the full software development lifecycle.
  • Proficiency in AI/ML integration and building intelligent software systems using languages such as Python and Java.
Benefits
  • 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.
  • 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud-native architecturedistributed system designAI integrationML integrationPythonJavasoftware development lifecycletechnical leadershipmentorshipscalable infrastructure
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationleadershipengineering excellencestandardizationstakeholder engagementproblem-solvingmentoringstrategic thinkingactionable requirements
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in computer engineeringBachelor's degree in computer information systemsBachelor's degree in software engineering