(USA) Principal, Software Engineer - Global Governance

Socket.dev; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

PTO

Health plans

Job summary

Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Governance Risk Tech team seeks a skilled software engineer to help build scalable risk and privacy solutions for customers and stores worldwide. You will design and implement RESTful services, work across multi‑team squads, and drive architectural decisions with product and engineering partners.

You will also own hands-on development of n‑tier applications, contribute to agile processes, and mentor junior engineers while advancing Walmart's technology platforms

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related with 5+ years of software engineering.
• Strong experience in designing REST APIs with Spring Boot.
• Experience with SCRUM or XP agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Define platform strategy and scalable architecture across teams.
• Lead medium to large projects and obtain cross‑function approvals.
• Hands-on development with Microservices using Java/J2EE/Spring.
• Collaborate with product management, UX, and various product lines.
• Mentor engineers and partner with Engineering leadership.

Skills

REST API design

Backend development

Java/J2EE/Spring

CI/CD

Cloud technologies

Microservices

React/UI

Git/Maven

Databases

GenAI/Agentic AI/ML

JUnit

Mentoring

Education

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

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Spring Boot

Node.js

SQL

Hibernate

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Position Summary

What you'll do... Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart. Job Summary: Apply to become a part of fast-growing Global Governance Risk Technology team at Walmart where you can make a difference by implementing your technological, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. Our team thrives on excellence of our very own associates and would provide opportunities to grow and enhance one's own portfolio.

About Team: EBS - RiskTech

Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization. The Global Governance Tech organization is standing up a new team to develop Risk, Compliance and Privacy solution for customers. Our teams are agile and cloud native. We learn from each other every day. We have a startup culture and are looking to grow our team with software engineers who take pride in their craft and are ready to grow in a fast‑paced team‑oriented environment. We not only create affordability, but we also deliver customized experiences for customers across all channels - in‑store, mobile app, and websites.

What You’ll Do

• Define platform strategy and develop architecture that will enable scalable development across multiple teams, to adopt software excellence principles of reusability, reliability, availability, and resilience
• Navigate ambiguous problem definitions and develop technology strategy that works backward from the customer and true North, cross collaborating with Walmart Supply chain tech teams across the Retail and DotCom business, as well as international expansions
• Adopt and envision new age of technology solutions using Agentic AI and related technologies. Drive innovations and challenge the status quo of software engineering.
• Leads and participates in medium- to large‑scale projects by reviewing project requirements, translating requirements into technical solutions by partnering with the product management, technical program managers, business, and user experience teams. Prepare requested information and obtain cross‑function approvals.
• Leads the work of other small group of engineers, including offshore associates, for assigned engineering projects by providing pertinent documents, direction, and examples.
• Identify short- and long‑term solutions and timelines, review and provide feedback for proposed solutions and performing design and code reviews of changes.
• Hands on development on building n‑tier applications using Microservices, Java/J2EE and related technologies.
• Analyzing business requirements, storyboards and similar artifacts of the scrum process, work in an agile development environment with a quick turnaround time and iterative builds.
• Work cross-functionally with various teams: product management, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results commitment to team success and positive team dynamics.
• Passion for growing and applying technical skills in service to customers Experience with SCRUM, and/or Extreme Programming methodologies.
• Play a true role model and mentor for software engineers and product partners; and be a true partner to Engineering leadership.

What You’ll Bring

• Expert in designing and implementing REST API web services using Spring Boot
• Expert in backend development. Highly hands‑on development experience with Node.js, Java/J2EE, Spring, SQL, Hibernate, JavaScript, HTML.
• Expert in organization running fully automated, end‑to‑end CI/CD processes.
• Expert in cloud technologies and related application development.
• Expert in platform solutions and delivering scalable and highly performant applications.
• Strong experience in persistent storage technologies including Relational Databases, NoSQL etc.
• Good Experience in developing solutions with GenAI/Agentic AI and Machine learning technologies
• Good Experience in UI technologies like React Web, React Native, React JS.
• Good Experience with development tools such as Git, Maven, and Splunk. Preferred usage of Co‑p‑ilot integrated IDEs including likes of Windsurf.
• Proficiency in testing and troubleshooting using JUnit tests.

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’re many that we innovate; We'll read.

Our hubs

Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey.

Benefits

Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, 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 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.

Salary Information

Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00

Sunnyvale, California US-11349: The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : - Stock

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

• 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

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, 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.