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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
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As a (USA) Principal Software Engineer, AI within the Growth Technology organization, you will tackle complex engineering challenges to power revenue-growth businesses including Marketplace, Walmart Connect, W+, and Data Ventures. You will shape technical strategy and architecture for scalable, secure, and reliable systems while leading the hands-on design, development, testing, and delivery of business-critical software. Your daily work involves experimenting with AI-powered development tools, coding agents, and emerging technologies to transform software construction. You will identify opportunities to apply AI to engineering workflows and customer experiences, turning experiments into production-ready solutions. Key requirements include over ten years of experience building complex systems, deep architectural judgment, and proven expertise in moving AI beyond proof of concept into real-world delivery through AI-native engineering practices.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.
Shape technical strategy and architecture for scalable, secure, and reliable systems.
Lead hands-on design, development, testing, and delivery of business-critical software.
Experiment with AI-powered development tools, coding agents, and emerging technologies.
Identify opportunities to apply AI to engineering challenges, workflows, and customer experiences.
Turn promising AI experiments into practical, production-ready solutions that deliver measurable impact.
Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across multiple teams.
Champion AI-native engineering practices through experimentation and knowledge sharing.
What we're looking for
10+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and operating complex, scalable systems.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering.
7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Deep technical expertise and strong architectural judgment across the software development lifecycle.
Demonstrated use of AI coding tools, agents, and AI-native workflows to improve engineering outcomes.
Proven experience taking AI beyond proof of concept into production for products or engineering practices.
Ability to influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to solve complex problems.
AI/ML
Cloud-Native
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Real-time Data Processing
Model-driven Design
AI Agents
Software Development Lifecycle
WCAG) 2.2 AA