Platform Engineering Lead: AI-Driven Cloud Apps

Walmart; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities and AI-enhanced applications. You will oversee the full software lifecycle, drive architectural excellence, mentor teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into solutions.

Your leadership will support Walmart’s long-term technology vision while fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence across projects and teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading scalable platform engineering initiatives.
• Strong background in cloud-native architectures and tooling.
• Proficiency in Python and AI-enabled software systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure and AI frameworks.
• Drive full software lifecycle across multiple teams with high availability and real-time data processing.
• Architect and implement AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native design.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, promoting engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Maintain architectural documentation and ensure quality and reliability.

Skills

Platform leadership

Cloud-native architectures

AI integration

Python

Mentorship

Stakeholder collaboration

High availability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / related field

7 years’ software engineering experience

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Testing & monitoring

Job description

Walmart Global Tech seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead scalable platform capabilities and AI-enhanced applications. You will oversee the full software lifecycle, drive architectural excellence, mentor teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into solutions.

Your leadership will support Walmart’s long-term technology vision while fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence across projects and teams.