Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bentonville, AR
Salary
$110,000–$220,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k
This role $165k
$96k most similar roles pay here $240k

This role pays less than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $161,375–$214,500 — 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 239 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$220,000 across 232 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal, Software Engineer

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Walmart Marketplace Platform team, you will drive the architecture and design of advanced frameworks to enhance Walmart's Marketplace capabilities, ensuring exceptional experiences for sellers and channel partners. Your daily responsibilities include designing, coding, debugging, optimizing, and monitoring application health to maintain robust performance. You will manage the Walmart Marketplace Platform for experience and API, enabling third-party sellers to effectively utilize services from Solution Partners. The role requires proficiency in microservice architecture for backend services, a deep understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, system design, and microservices architecture. This position is part of an innovative team focused on technological innovation at scale within the e-commerce domain, addressing complex business challenges faced by one of the world's largest retailers.

What you'll do

  • Design and maintain advanced frameworks to enhance Walmart's Marketplace capabilities.
  • Oversee the architecture and design of backend services using microservice architecture.
  • Debug, optimize, and monitor application health for robust performance.
  • Manage the Walmart Marketplace Platform experience and API effectively.
  • Empower third-party sellers to utilize services from Solution Partners efficiently.

What we're looking for

  • Proficiency in designing and implementing microservice architectures for backend services.
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, and system design principles.
  • Experience in coding, debugging, optimizing, and monitoring application health.
  • Ability to manage and enhance the Walmart Marketplace Platform for API and experience.
  • Expertise in empowering third-party sellers through effective utilization of Solution Partner services.

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