Principal Software Engineer - GenAI & Cloud Innovator

StartupNWA; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Catalog Platform seeks a senior software engineer to lead architecture and development of next‑generation retail experiences. You will prototype, research, and code scalable systems while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product teams.

Expect深入 involvement in GenAI initiatives, LLMs, RAG, and cloud AI platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and seamless integration across services. Strong communication and problem‑solving are essential.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years in software engineering or related area (Option 1) or 7+ years (Option 2).
• Experience with Java and large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Stay current with technical advancements and drive system architecture and software development processes.
• Lead and mentor teams to implement complex systems with excellence.
• Hands-on prototyping, researching, and coding of scalable, consumer-facing systems.
• Collaborate with business and product teams to meet long-term goals.
• Champion operational and engineering excellence.
• Contribute to GenAI/LLM/RAG initiatives and cloud AI platforms.

Skills

Java

Data engineering

Distributed computing

Docker/Kubernetes

Multi-cloud

CI/CD

Mentoring

GenAI

Communication

Education

BS/MS in CS or related

Tools

GCP Vertex AI

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Walmart Catalog Platform seeks a senior software engineer to lead architecture and development of next‑generation retail experiences. You will prototype, research, and code scalable systems while mentoring engineers and collaborating with product teams.

Expect深入 involvement in GenAI initiatives, LLMs, RAG, and cloud AI platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and seamless integration across services. Strong communication and problem‑solving are essential.