Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 132,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Stock purchase program

Paid time off

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, focusing on cloud-native architectures and AI/ML-enabled solutions that serve millions of users. This role provides strategic technical leadership and mentorship, aligning work with long-term roadmaps and driving engineering excellence.

Based in Hoboken, NJ, the role involves collaboration across teams to translate business needs into technical requirements, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area.
• 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area, or 7 years’ experience as an alternative.
• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering or related area is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure and cloud-native architectures.
• Build and deploy scalable AI solutions to automate workflows across applications.
• Architect and integrate AI/ML-enhanced applications for millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and success metrics.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and product performance.

Skills

Agentic AI

Cloud-native architectures

Full SDLC management

AI/ML integration

Mentorship

Architectural decision-making

Python

Java

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/SE or related

7+ years software engineering experience

Master’s degree in CS/CE/IS/SE or related

Tools

Python

Java

C++

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:

The Principal Software Engineer leads the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving cloud-native architecture and distributed system solutions. This role oversees the full software development lifecycle, integrating AI/ML technologies to build intelligent applications that serve millions. Providing strategic technical leadership and mentorship, the position ensures alignment with long-term roadmaps and promotes engineering excellence. Collaborating across teams, the engineer translates complex business needs into actionable technical requirements, fostering innovation and continuous improvement while maintaining high standards of quality, reliability, and operational efficiency. Immigration Sponsorship support will NOT be available for this

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About the team:

At Walmart Connect, the AdTech Engineering team develops advanced platforms and AI-driven solutions that integrate advertising, commerce, and data. The team addresses complex challenges such as automated media generation and next-generation AI systems to enhance operations for advertisers, sellers, and internal partners. Leveraging extensive first-party data and an AI-first approach, the team pioneers intelligent agents and autonomous workflows that shape retail advertising’s future. Engineers contribute to impactful products that drive measurable outcomes, accelerate growth, and influence millions of customer journeys daily through innovative technical solutions and collaboration.

What you'll do:

• Lead platform engineering efforts by delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and cloud-native architectures aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Build and deploy scalable, production Agentic AI solutions to automate complex workflows across business-critical applications.
• Architect and integrate AI/ML-enhanced applications to support millions of users, applying model-driven design and advanced development tools.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural decisions and promoting engineering excellence and innovation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements, measure success metrics, and ensure solutions meet quality and business objectives.
• Foster continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and product performance.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable and reliable cloud-native architectures.
• Experience developing scalable Agentic AI solutions and deep technical understanding of agentic patterns, too/API usage, guardrails and eval pipelines.
• Proven ability to drive full software development lifecycle including design, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Expertise in AI/ML integration and building intelligent software systems using languages such as Python, Java, and C++.
• Strong technical judgment with the ability to make informed architectural decisions and trade-offs.
• Demonstrated skills in mentorship, fostering engineering excellence and guiding technical teams.
• Proficiency in applying model-driven design and cloud computing best practices.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional stakeholders.

About Walmart Global Tech:

About Walmart Global Tech: Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail. Flexible, hybrid work We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives. Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more. Equal Opportunity Employer: Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people. The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices . Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https://one.walmart.com/) .

The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00 - $264,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed ...

Option 1: 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.

Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below ...

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering or related area and 3 years' ...

Primary Location...

221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them.