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At the midpoint, this role pays about
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Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
724 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$234,000
across 593 roles with salary data.
The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer joins the Growth Tech team to lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities. This role involves overseeing the full software development lifecycle to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance across distributed systems. You will build scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks while architecting intelligent AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design. Key responsibilities include providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and driving real-time data processing capabilities. The position requires expertise in platform engineering, cloud computing architecture, AI agents, and CI/CD deployment. You will solve complex business challenges by developing platforms for intelligent automation and agent orchestration, creating adaptive systems that learn from usage to provide valuable insights for suppliers and merchants.
What does a Software Engineer earn in Arkansas?
Median $165000 from 155 postings across 3 companies.
Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks.
Drive the full software development lifecycle to ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.
Architect and integrate intelligent AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to influence architectural standards and promote engineering excellence.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and measure success metrics for quality deliverables.
Adopt innovative tools and practices to enhance system performance and reliability.
Develop platforms for intelligent automation, including agent orchestration and customer-facing AI solutions.
What we're looking for
Obtain a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 5 years of experience.
Alternatively, possess 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 3 years of experience (preferred).
Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
Proven ability to drive the full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and maintenance.
Expertise in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
Proficiency in AI agents, model-driven design, and cloud computing architecture.
Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and assistive technologies (preferred).
Platform Engineering
Cloud-Native
Distributed Systems
AI
ML
CI/CD
Observability
Model-Driven Design
Software Development Lifecycle
Real-time Data Processing
Incident Response
WCAG) 2.2 AA
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
React
GraphQL
BigQuery
CI/CD
Cloud-Native Architecture
Microservices
Containers
ML Frameworks
API Design
Observability
Distributed Systems
System Design