Principal Software Engineer

Walmart

. Lead the backend engineering team for the Edge Direct product managing a fleet of IoT Access Point.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoIoTPostgresVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the backend engineering team for the Edge Direct product managing a fleet of IoT Access Point.
Make architecture decisions with the team and coordinate releases.
Ensure regression tests are built out.
Help build out the cloud management platform.
Work directly with the Sr. Director of Software Engineering and the Sr. Director of Product on the Edge Direct roadmap.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
Experience running production Golang services in containers
Experience with Postgres at scale
Experience with message processing tech like AMQP
Experience with PKI, especially managing your own CA via Hashicorp Vault
Building from requirements and/or concept to production, and successfully leading a team of developers.
Knowledge of accessibility best practices and WCAG 2.2 AA standards

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Performance-based bonus awards
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

GolangPostgresAMQPPKIHashicorp Vaultcloud managementregression testingsoftware engineeringIoTarchitecture design

Soft Skills

leadershipteam coordinationcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in computer engineeringBachelor's degree in computer information systemsBachelor's degree in software engineering