Principal Platform Engineer: AI-Driven Cloud Architect

Walmart; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Performance-based bonuses

Health benefits (medical, vision, and

401(k) and stock purchase plan

Generous PTO and family leave

Live Better U education benefit

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Bellevue, WA to lead platform engineering efforts, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability and real-time data processing.

The role requires strategic technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical outcomes, fostering innovation

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering efforts, delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.
• Architect and integrate intelligent AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural standards and promoting engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and success metrics, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Foster continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and product quality.

Skills

Platform engineering

Cloud-native architectures

CI/CD

AI/ML integration

Mentorship

Distributed systems

Real-time data processing

Model-driven design

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering excellence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / related field

5 years’ software engineering experience

7 years’ software engineering experience

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Bellevue, WA to lead platform engineering efforts, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks. You will drive the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability and real-time data processing.

The role requires strategic technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical outcomes, fostering innovation