Onsite Lead Platform Engineer — AI/ML & Cloud-Native

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401(k)

Stock purchase

PTO & holidays

Life insurance

Disability

Education benefit program

Job summary

Walmart seeks a USA Principal, Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities in Sunnyvale, CA. You will guide multiple teams, applying cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration to build intelligent, highly available systems.

This on-site role requires strategic leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to translate complex business needs into effective solutions and maintain alignment with platform roadmaps and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree or experience as listed in the minimum qualifications.
• Experience leading platform-scale software engineering and cloud-native design.
• Proven ability to mentor teams and translate business needs into technical work.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering with scalable infrastructure and cloud-native designs.
• Drive end-to-end software delivery across multiple teams.
• Architect AI-enhanced applications for high-traffic usage.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into outcomes.
• Maintain architectural documentation and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Platform leadership

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Observability

AI/ML integration

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

7+ years software engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

AI/ML frameworks

Job description

Walmart seeks a USA Principal, Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities in Sunnyvale, CA. You will guide multiple teams, applying cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration to build intelligent, highly available systems.

This on-site role requires strategic leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to translate complex business needs into effective solutions and maintain alignment with platform roadmaps and business objectives.