Principal, Software Engineer - Marketplace

Walmart; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k)

Stock Purchase Plan

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

Family Care Leave

Bereavement Leave

Jury Duty Leave

Voting Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Company Discounts

Military Leave Pay

Adoption Expense Reimbursement

Surrogacy Expense Reimbursement

Education Benefit

Job summary

Walmart in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to drive platform engineering across teams, delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tools, and AI/ML capabilities for real-time data processing.

You will set technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and success metrics, aligning work with Walmart's roadmaps and customer-focused goals.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least five years of software engineering experience, or seven years of relevant experience without the degree requirement.
• Leadership experience in scalable cloud-native and distributed systems; AI/ML integration and model-driven design are important.
• A relevant master’s degree with four years of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering across teams delivering scalable infrastructure and AI/ML capabilities.
• Ensure reliable, high-availability systems and real-time data processing.
• Set technical direction and mentor engineers; collaborate with stakeholders on requirements and success metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement aligned with business roadmaps.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Cloud-Native Architecture

Distributed Systems

Real-Time Data Processing

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Software Development Lifecycle

CI/CD

Testing

Observability

Model-Driven Design

AI Agents

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Fault Tolerance

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Lead platform engineering across teams, delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tools, and AI/ML capabilities while ensuring reliable, high-availability systems and real-time data processing. Set technical direction, mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders on requirements and success measures, and drive continuous improvement aligned with business roadmaps.

Requirements:

Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least five years of software engineering experience, or seven years of relevant experience without the degree requirement. Candidates should bring leadership experience in scalable cloud-native and distributed systems, AI/ML integration, software lifecycle practices, model-driven design, and cross-functional collaboration; a relevant master’s degree with four years of experience is preferred.

Key Skills:

Platform Engineering, Cloud-Native Architecture, Distributed Systems, Real-Time Data Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software Development Lifecycle, CI/CD, Testing, Observability, Model-Driven Design, AI Agents, Technical Leadership, Mentoring, Fault Tolerance, Stakeholder Collaboration

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Leave
• Parental Leave
• Family Care Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Jury Duty Leave
• Voting Leave
• Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability
• Company Discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption Expense Reimbursement
• Surrogacy Expense Reimbursement
• Education Benefit