Principal Software Engineer: Lead Large-Scale Systems

Walmart Inc.; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 121,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart Inc. in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead large-scale, cross-functional engineering efforts across multiple teams.

You will translate requirements into technical solutions, oversee design artifacts, write code, review tests, and ensure on-time delivery while guiding a team of engineers including offshore staff.

The role emphasizes architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-based deployments, with collaboration across product management and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems or related field plus 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in software engineering or related area.
• Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems or related field plus 3 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in software engineering or related area.
• Experience with designing and implementing RESTful backend services using Java or Python; OO programming; microservices; distributed systems; frontend with React; API design; Kafka; Git; CI/CD; cloud/container deployments.

Responsibilities

• Leads and directs in large-scale, cross-functional projects by translating requirements into technical solutions and directing design artifacts.
• Leads cross-functional groups of engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned projects; reviews and approves solutions; implements architectural patterns.
• Directs root-cause analysis of critical issues; collaborates with product management and business partners to define priorities and drive resolution.

Skills

RESTful backend design

Java

Python

Object-oriented programming

Microservices

Distributed systems

React

APIs design

Kafka

Git

CI/CD

Cloud / containers

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Kafka

React

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Walmart Inc. in Bentonville, AR is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead large-scale, cross-functional engineering efforts across multiple teams.

You will translate requirements into technical solutions, oversee design artifacts, write code, review tests, and ensure on-time delivery while guiding a team of engineers including offshore staff.

The role emphasizes architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-based deployments, with collaboration across product management and operations.