Platform Lead — AI-Driven Cloud-Native Architect

Walmart Global Tech; Bentonville (AR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Stock options

PTO & leave

Education opportunities

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech in Bentonville, AR, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, with cloud-native and AI-enhanced applications. This role oversees the full SDLC for the Data Venture AI Platform, ensuring high availability and performance across distributed systems.

You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and translate complex business needs into effective technical solutions while aligning with Walmart’s

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling and AI frameworks.
• Drive full SDLC across multiple teams ensuring high availability and real-time data processing.
• Architect and implement AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design.

Skills

Platform leadership

Cloud-native

CI/CD

AI/ML integration

Python

Mentorship

Distributed systems

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE

7+ years software engineering experience

Job description

Walmart Global Tech in Bentonville, AR, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, with cloud-native and AI-enhanced applications. This role oversees the full SDLC for the Data Venture AI Platform, ensuring high availability and performance across distributed systems.

You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and translate complex business needs into effective technical solutions while aligning with Walmart’s