Principal Platform Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud Leader

Walmart

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 143,000 - 286,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits
401(k) & stock benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
Education programs (Live Better U)
Employee discounts

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead platform engineering, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling across multiple teams. You will drive the full software lifecycle, architect AI-enabled applications, and mentor engineers to achieve high availability and fault tolerance while aligning with Walmart’s strategic goals.

In this role, you will collaborate with product and architecture teams to translate complex business needs into technical solutions,

Qualifications

  • 10–15+ years of experience in platform engineering leadership.
  • Experience delivering cloud-native architectures at scale.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineering teams and lead cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead platform engineering to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure.
  • Drive full software lifecycle for distributed systems.
  • Architect AI-enhanced applications with multi-step reasoning.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into requirements.
  • Ensure high availability and fault tolerance through robust architecture.

Skills

Platform engineering leadership
Distributed systems design
CI/CD / DevOps
Observability & incident response
AI/ML integration
Mentorship & leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Walmart is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead platform engineering, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling across multiple teams. You will drive the full software lifecycle, architect AI-enabled applications, and mentor engineers to achieve high availability and fault tolerance while aligning with Walmart’s strategic goals.

In this role, you will collaborate with product and architecture teams to translate complex business needs into technical solutions,

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