Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) Crossman Respect Building Ca Sunnyvale Home Office, US Posted 34 days ago $143,000–$286,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Principal Engineer on Walmart’s Marketplace Engineering team, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader and architect for the Orders and Returns platform, focusing on building scalable and resilient systems across both backend and frontend layers. Your responsibilities include driving architectural excellence, designing event-driven microservices-based platforms, leading end-to-end architecture for seamless user experiences, and improving developer productivity through platform engineering initiatives. You will leverage data and AI to enhance system intelligence and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and event-driven architectures, proficiency in Java and modern web frameworks like React/Redux, and strong problem-solving skills to navigate complex challenges.

Skills

React Redux Java Docker Kubernetes AWS CI/CD APIs Webhooks Event-driven architectures Microservices Mentoring Platform engineering Scalability High availability Performance Data and AI-driven insights Cross-team collaboration Complex problem-solving Modern web frameworks

What you'll do

  • Drive the technical vision and architecture for Marketplace Orders and Returns systems.
  • Design and scale event-driven, microservices-based platforms including APIs and webhooks.
  • Lead end-to-end architecture across backend services and modern web front-end applications.
  • Lead platform engineering initiatives to improve developer productivity and system scalability.
  • Solve complex challenges in distributed systems related to data consistency and resiliency.
  • Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization.
  • Apply modern engineering practices to evolve the ecosystem continuously.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
  • Strong experience building and scaling cloud-native platforms with high availability and performance.
  • Proficiency in backend technologies (Java) and modern web frameworks (React/Redux).
  • Experience designing and evolving APIs, webhooks, and external integrations at scale.
  • Proven ability to drive architecture across teams and influence technical decisions.
  • Track record of mentoring senior engineers and raising the overall technical bar.
  • Strong problem-solving skills for complex, ambiguous challenges.

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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