Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) Crossman Respect Building Ca Sunnyvale Home Office, US Posted 122 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year

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TL;DR

As a Principal Android Engineer at Walmart's Conversational AI team within the Emerging Technologies group, you will lead and mentor engineers to develop and enhance enterprise-scale software applications and frameworks. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving down implementation costs, championing continuous improvement, and mentoring engineers on developing SDKs that integrate into mobile apps for seamless spoken language interactions with connected devices. You will work closely with product management, design, and project management teams to lead the discovery phase of medium to large projects, develop high-level designs, and implement prototypes. The role requires 12+ years of Android platform experience, proficiency in Kotlin, and a deep understanding of mobile app development principles, patterns, and best practices. You will also integrate with REST-based backend services, work effectively with large codebases, and have experience in CI/CD pipelines and caching, logging, performance tuning, and monitoring.

Skills

Kotlin Android CI/CD REST Java UIkit Docker AWS Git Jenkins PostgreSQL Maven Gradle Selenium JUnit Mockito SonarQube Swagger

What you'll do

Lead the design and implementation of high-level solutions for medium to large-scale projects.
Mentor and guide other engineers, providing technical direction and code reviews.
Develop and integrate SDKs that enhance customer interaction through spoken language on connected devices.
Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and document resolutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and develop new multimodal experiences.

What we're looking for

12+ years of Android platform experience and proficiency in Kotlin.
Deep understanding of mobile app development principles, design patterns, and best practices.
Experience integrating with REST-based backend services and working with large codebases.
Expertise in UIkit and Android Library, caching, logging, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Strong mentoring skills and ability to influence engineers across the organization.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience in driving medium-to-large scale projects.

Market check

Salary context

This $143,000–$286,000 range sits above 84% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$234,850

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Walmart

Walmart Inc. is the world''s largest retailer by revenue, operating a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, as well as a growing e-commerce presence through Walmart.com. Industry: General Merchandise & Grocery Retail

Walmart currently has 495 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 487 roles with salary data.

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