Principal Platform Engineer - Cloud-Native & AI/ML

Walmart Global Tech; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (medical, vision, and牙

401(k) and stock purchase

Paid time off and other leave

Job summary

Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) Technology in the United States seeks a Principal, Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities. The role drives full SDLC across multiple teams, focusing on cloud-native architectures, AI/ML-enhanced applications, and operational excellence.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into technical requirements, and champion continuous improvement to align engineering with Walmart’s long-term tech vision.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical leadership delivering production-quality code.
• Experience leading platform engineering with cloud-native architectures.
• Strong skills in CI/CD, testing, observability, and incident response.
• Expertise in integrating AI/ML into software systems.

Responsibilities

• Be a deeply hands-on technical leader, write production-quality code, build automated tests, and take implementations all the way through production deployment.
• Lead platform engineering to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling.
• Drive full software development lifecycle across teams with high availability and real-time data processing.
• Architect and integrate AI/ML-enhanced applications for millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to promote engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement by adopting innovative tools and practices to boost velocity and quality.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

Platform engineering leadership

CI/CD & testing

Observability & incident response

AI/ML integration

Mentorship

Architectural decision-making

Cross-functional collaboration

Production-quality code

Tools

Python

Java

C++

Job description

Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) Technology in the United States seeks a Principal, Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities. The role drives full SDLC across multiple teams, focusing on cloud-native architectures, AI/ML-enhanced applications, and operational excellence.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into technical requirements, and champion continuous improvement to align engineering with Walmart’s long-term tech vision.