Principal Platform Engineer – AI & Cloud Native Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discount Card

Live Better U program (100% covered)

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

Paid time off including PTO and more

Job summary

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer - Tech Lead to translate requirements into innovative technical solutions and oversee design, development, and testing activities.

This hands-on leadership role directs cross-functional teams to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes while driving root-cause analysis and continuous improvement. The role shapes strategic priorities with business partners and advances AI-enhanced capabilities across products and platforms, acting as a force

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering efforts by delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and cloud-native architectures aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive full software development lifecycle activities including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance across multiple teams.
• Architect and implement AI-enhanced applications and intelligent systems supporting millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting best practices and innovation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable outcomes.
• Maintain architectural documentation to ensure transparency and alignment.
• Foster continuous improvement by integrating new technologies and optimizing processes.
• Build AI-powered capabilities, such as LLM-driven automation, agentic workflows, anomaly detection with the right guardrails

Skills

Platform engineering leadership

Cloud-native architectures

CI/CD

AI/ML integration

Python

Java

C++

Microservices

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or related field

Tools

NoSQL databases

Kafka

Azure

GCP

Java/Spring Boot

Job description

Walmart Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer - Tech Lead to translate requirements into innovative technical solutions and oversee design, development, and testing activities.

This hands-on leadership role directs cross-functional teams to deliver timely, high-quality outcomes while driving root-cause analysis and continuous improvement. The role shapes strategic priorities with business partners and advances AI-enhanced capabilities across products and platforms, acting as a force