Principal Platform Engineer: Scalable AI-Driven Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Live Better U tuition coverage

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Walmart seeks a Principal Software Engineer for the WatchTower platform within the Marketplace Engineering group. You will set the technical direction, design scalable distributed systems, and lead architectural discussions across multiple teams to boost reliability and developer productivity.

You will mentor engineers, drive AI and cloud-native initiatives, and shape engineering standards acrossMarketplace as part of a high-impact team in Bentonville, AR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field with 5+ years in software engineering.
• Strong background in designing large-scale distributed systems and platform software.
• Experience leading architecture across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical vision and architecture for a core WatchTower platform capability.
• Design and build scalable distributed systems to improve reliability and developer productivity.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across Marketplace without direct authority.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud-native architecture

Microservices

Engineering leadership

AI capabilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Observability

Job description

Walmart seeks a Principal Software Engineer for the WatchTower platform within the Marketplace Engineering group. You will set the technical direction, design scalable distributed systems, and lead architectural discussions across multiple teams to boost reliability and developer productivity.

You will mentor engineers, drive AI and cloud-native initiatives, and shape engineering standards acrossMarketplace as part of a high-impact team in Bentonville, AR.