(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) and stock purchase

Paid time off

Live Better U education benefit

Job summary

Walmart in Bentonville, AR, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead platform engineering, delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling. You will drive the full software development lifecycle, integrating AI/ML technologies to build intelligent systems serving millions.

This role requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business objectives and architectural standards.

Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/SE or related field with 5 years of software engineering experience.
• Option 2: 7 years of software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering delivering scalable cloud-native infrastructure.
• Drive full software lifecycle: design, coding, testing, deployment, maintenance.
• Architect distributed systems for high availability and real-time data processing.
• Integrate AI agents and intelligent applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement and tooling enhancements.

Skills

Platform engineering leadership

Cloud-native architectures

CI/CD

AI/ML integration

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder collaboration

Architectural design

Education

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

7 years' software engineering experience

Job description

Position Summary...

What you'll do...Role summary:

The Principal Software Engineer leads platform engineering efforts by delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions and reusable infrastructure components. This role drives the full software development lifecycle, integrating AI/ML technologies to build intelligent systems that serve millions. The position requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration across teams to ensure alignment with business objectives and architectural standards. The engineer applies sound judgment to solve complex problems, promotes continuous improvement, and fosters innovation while maintaining high-quality deliverables and operational excellence in a dynamic environment.

About the team

The EDF Team develops and maintains mission-critical systems supporting the world’s largest retailer. This group designs, implements, and tests code changes tailored to specialized business needs while collaborating across functions to monitor and resolve production issues. The team emphasizes technical excellence, problem-solving, and continuous improvement to deliver scalable, reliable solutions. Members influence best practices that transform business operations and enhance system performance. The team fosters innovation and accountability, ensuring solutions align with key business objectives and support long-term platform evolution in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

What you'll do

• Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive full software development lifecycle including design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance across multiple teams.
• Architect cloud-native, distributed systems ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing capabilities.
• Integrate AI agents and intelligent applications using modern programming languages and model-driven design techniques.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and influence architectural standards to promote maintainability and interoperability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into clear technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement by adopting new technologies and enhancing engineering processes and tools.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
• Proven ability to lead full software development lifecycles, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
• Expertise in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
• Strong skills in technical solution design, debugging, and requirements analysis.
• Proficiency with AI agents and model-driven design to enhance development velocity and quality.
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and business stakeholders.

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

The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00. 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, there are no minimum qualifications.

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 are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.

Primary Location

1700 Se 5th St, Bentonville, AR 72716, 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.