(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

🇺🇸 United States
Remote
Staff / Principal
1 day ago

AI/ML
AI
CI/CD
Incident Response
WCAG

Pension

1 day ago

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Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
As a Principal Software Engineer at Walmart, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration across multiple teams. This role requires overseeing the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high availability and reliability of distributed systems. You will provide strategic technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to translate complex business needs into innovative solutions. Your expertise will support Walmart’s long-term technology vision while fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.
About the team:
The Access Governance & Compliance Engineering (ACGC) team develops and operates platforms, automation, and compliance controls that safeguard Walmart’s technology ecosystem at scale. Collaborating with Information Security, Engineering, Infrastructure, and business teams, the group delivers identity governance, access certifications, privileged access controls, and compliance solutions supporting secure access for numerous associates and applications worldwide. Combining engineering innovation with regulatory responsibility, the team transforms compliance processes through automation, AI-driven capabilities, and modern platform engineering, enhancing security, audit readiness, and user experience while advancing intelligent access governance for Walmart’s critical systems and business resilience.
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 across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and continuous integration/deployment.
Architect intelligent software systems integrating AI agents and model-driven design to enhance customer and associate experiences.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural standards and promoting engineering excellence.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
Foster innovation by identifying improvement opportunities and supporting continuous learning and adaptation.

What you'll bring:

Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable and reliable cloud-native architectures.
Proven ability to design and implement distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
Strong expertise in software development lifecycle management, including CI/CD, testing, and incident response.
Proficiency in technical solution design, model-driven design, and applying engineering best practices.
Demonstrated skills in mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions across teams.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and maintaining high-quality technical standards.

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, seehttps://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, seeOne.Walmart.
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 :
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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...

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.

(USA) Principal, Software Engineer · Walmart

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