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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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JOB TITLE: (USA) Principal, Software Engineer - Global Governance
The Global Governance Risk Technology team within Enterprise Business Services seeks a Principal, Software Engineer to develop Risk, Compliance, and Privacy solutions. You will define platform strategy, architect scalable systems, and lead small groups of engineers to build n-tier applications. Your daily work involves navigating ambiguous requirements to deliver high-availability software while mentoring others in an agile environment. You will utilize a technical stack including Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Node.js, SQL, Hibernate, JavaScript, HTML, and React. The role requires expertise in REST APIs, CI/CD processes, cloud technologies, and persistent storage like NoSQL. Additionally, you will implement Agentic AI, Machine Learning, and testing tools like JUnit and Splunk to solve complex retail governance problems across supply chain and eCommerce business units.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Arkansas?
Median $165000 from 155 postings across 3 companies.
Define platform strategy and develop architecture to enable scalable development across multiple teams.
Translate project requirements into technical solutions by partnering with product management and UX teams.
Perform hands-on development of n-tier applications using Microservices, Java/J2EE, and related technologies.
Lead and mentor a small group of engineers, including offshore associates, on assigned engineering projects.
Conduct design and code reviews to ensure software excellence, reliability, and resilience.
Implement and envision new technology solutions using Agentic AI and related technologies.
Analyze business requirements and storyboards within an agile development environment.
Manage end-to-end CI/CD processes and cloud-native application development.
What we're looking for
Must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of software engineering experience.
Must have 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Must be an expert in designing and implementing REST API web services using Spring Boot.
Must be an expert in backend development using Node.js, Java/J2EE, Spring, SQL, Hibernate, and JavaScript.
Must be an expert in cloud technologies, platform solutions, and running fully automated, end-to-end CI/CD processes.
Must have strong experience in persistent storage technologies including Relational Databases and NoSQL.
Must have good experience in developing solutions with GenAI/Agentic AI and Machine learning technologies.
Must have good experience in UI technologies like React Web, React Native, and React JS.
Must have good experience with development tools such as Git, Maven, and Splunk.
Must be proficient in testing and troubleshooting using JUnit tests.
Must have experience with SCRUM and/or Extreme Programming methodologies.
Must have a Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience (preferred).
Must have knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Must have preferred usage of Co-pilot integrated IDEs including likes of Windsurf (preferred).
Java
J2EE
Spring
JVM
RESTful Web Services
Service Oriented Architecture
CI/CD
Machine Learning
AI
Cloud-native Architecture
Distributed Systems
Platform Engineering
Unit Testing
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Root Cause Analysis
Cloud-native Architecture
AI/ML
Python
Java
C++
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Data Services
Model-driven Design
Real-time Data Processing
Monitoring
Incident Response
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Java
Python
JavaScript
Dart
Rust
C++
Cloud-native Architecture
Distributed Systems
AI/ML
CI/CD
Observability
Model-driven Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Real-time Data Processing
WCAG) 2.2 AA