Principal Platform Engineer, AI & Cloud-Native

Walmart; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Stock purchase

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Principal Engineer to lead platform engineering, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling, with AI/ML capabilities across multiple teams. You will guide architecture, ensure reliability, and drive long-term roadmaps while mentoring engineers and promoting best practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex business needs into effective software solutions, fostering innovation and high standards of

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering with scalable distributed systems.
• Experience in cloud-native infrastructure and AI/ML integration is preferred.
• Proven mentorship and engineering leadership across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering to deliver scalable infrastructure and reusable tooling.
• Drive full SDLC across multiple teams with high availability and fault tolerance.
• Architect AI-enabled applications using cloud-native principles.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across teams.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements with measurable outcomes.
• Own key architectural decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Adopt new technologies and optimize development processes.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Distributed systems design

Java (JDK 21) & Spring

DDD (Domain-Driven Design)

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS or related

Master’s degree in CS/CE/IS or related

Tools

Cosmos DB

Cassandra

Spanner

SQL / NoSQL / NewSQL

Job description

Walmart seeks a Principal Engineer to lead platform engineering, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling, with AI/ML capabilities across multiple teams. You will guide architecture, ensure reliability, and drive long-term roadmaps while mentoring engineers and promoting best practices.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex business needs into effective software solutions, fostering innovation and high standards of