Lead Platform Engineer – Cloud-Native & AI-Driven

Walmart Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Life insurance

Educational programs

Job summary

Walmart Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead platform engineering and deliver cloud-native solutions at scale.

You will architect reusable infrastructure, mentor teams, and oversee the full software lifecycle while integrating AI/ML technologies to power intelligent systems for millions of users. You will partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements, drive best practices, and ensure high quality and operational excellence in a dynamic retail

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; 5+ years in software engineering.
• 7+ years experience in software engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

• Provide software architectural consultation for scalable infrastructure and cloud-native architectures.
• Lead full software development lifecycle across multiple teams; design, test, deploy, maintain.
• Architect and implement AI-enhanced applications for millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.

Skills

Platform engineering leadership

Java SDK

Event-driven design

NoSQL databases

CI/CD

Observability

Incident response

Model-driven design

AI agents

Mentoring engineers

APIs and web-services

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/related

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

CI/CD tooling

AI integration tooling

Job description

Walmart Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead platform engineering and deliver cloud-native solutions at scale.

You will architect reusable infrastructure, mentor teams, and oversee the full software lifecycle while integrating AI/ML technologies to power intelligent systems for millions of users. You will partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements, drive best practices, and ensure high quality and operational excellence in a dynamic retail