Principal Engineer, Experimentation Platform Leader

Jobtailor; California, Bentonville (MO, AR); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive the technical direction for its experimentation backend services. You will design, implement, and scale large‑scale systems and pipelines while mentoring senior engineers and elevating the engineering culture.

You will partner with data scientists, product managers, and engineering leaders to define roadmaps, lead cross‑functional initiatives, and ensure reliability, security, and observability across mission‑critical platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Related Area (required).
• Proven technical leadership of a team of engineers.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical direction for experimentation backend services.
• Design, develop, and scale efficient and reliable systems and pipelines.
• Provide technical mentorship and elevate engineering culture.
• Lead platform-level system design and architecture proposals.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Java, Scala, Lua, Rust Expertise

Large-Scale System Design

Reliability Engineering

Strategic Thinking

Exceptional Communication

Project Management

Influencing Technical Decisions

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Related Area

Tools

Cloud‑Based Systems

Compute Environments

Open‑Source Frameworks

Job description

Walmart is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive the technical direction for its experimentation backend services. You will design, implement, and scale large‑scale systems and pipelines while mentoring senior engineers and elevating the engineering culture.

You will partner with data scientists, product managers, and engineering leaders to define roadmaps, lead cross‑functional initiatives, and ensure reliability, security, and observability across mission‑critical platforms.