Principal Software Engineer, Front End

Walmart

Principal Software Engineer developing frontend solutions driving next-gen retail experiences at Walmart. Leading technical architecture and mentoring engineering teams for high-quality software development.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $110,000 - $286,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptNode.jsReactTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guide and mentor a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions.
Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team.
Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.
Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.
Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.
Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to communicate architectural decisions and design options.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ideally 12+ years of experience in software development, focusing on building Frontend Websites/Sharable Widgets.
Expertise in Javascript/TypeScript, frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular.
Proficiency in API integration and development, Node.js, GQL.
Advanced knowledge of complex software design, distributed system design, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
Excellent technical debugging and production support skills.
Familiarity with public cloud technologies such as Azure or Google Cloud Platform.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U education benefit program

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavascriptTypeScriptReactVueAngularAPI integrationNode.jsGQLsoftware designdata structures

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershipcommunicationcollaborationtechnical authoritycode reviewdesign discussionsdocumentation