Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $110,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted: 15 days ago
Nearby: 98 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k

This role $165k

$96k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $161,500–$213,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

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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 189 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$220,000 across 181 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal, Software Engineer

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As a Principal Software Engineer on the Marketplace Platform team at Walmart Global Tech, you will lead the architecture and design of advanced frameworks to enhance Walmart's Marketplace capabilities, ensuring robust performance for sellers and channel partners. Your daily tasks include hands-on coding, debugging, optimizing application health, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers to foster their growth. You will collaborate closely with product and UX/UI teams to deliver seamless integrations and manage the Walmart Marketplace Platform for experience and API, enabling third-party sellers to effectively utilize services from Solution Partners. This role requires expertise in TypeScript, React, microservice architecture, distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and both SQL and NoSQL databases. Your leadership will drive technological innovation within a dynamic, collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and professional advancement.

Skills

TypeScript React Microservice RESTful APIs SQL NoSQL Caching Docker Kubernetes CI/CD AWS Git Swagger Postman Jira Confluence

What you'll do

Drive strategic architectural decisions and maintain comprehensive documentation for the Marketplace Platform.
Spend 60% of time on hands-on coding, debugging, optimizing code, and conducting thorough code reviews.
Mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
Oversee management of Walmart Marketplace Platform for experience and API integration.
Lead technological advancements and innovation within the team by championing new ideas.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in designing and maintaining microservice architectures for backend services.
Proficiency in TypeScript and frontend frameworks like React for developing advanced applications.
Deep expertise in distributed systems, RESTful APIs, system design, and microservices architecture.
Hands-on coding skills with a focus on debugging, optimizing, and ensuring high-quality code adherence to best practices.
Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases, as well as caching solutions for efficient data management.
Leadership in mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

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