This role pays more than
79%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,250–$213,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$188k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 similar postings.
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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
196 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$110,000–$220,000
across 189 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Engineer in Walmart’s Marketplace Engineering team, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader and architect for the Traffic Exposure platform, focusing on building scalable, resilient systems across backend and frontend layers. Your responsibilities include driving architectural excellence, designing event-driven microservices-based platforms, and leading end-to-end architecture to deliver seamless user experiences using React/Redux. You will also lead platform engineering initiatives to enhance developer productivity and system scalability while collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and event-driven architectures, along with proficiency in Java and modern web frameworks like React/Redux. This position involves solving complex challenges in distributed systems and influencing architectural decisions across Marketplace, Payments, Fulfillment, and Seller Platform teams to ensure scalability and reliability.