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This role pays more than
87%
of similar roles. Most pay
$165,000–$214,500
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$190k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 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
825 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$121,000–$242,000
across 473 roles with salary data.
As a (USA) Principal, Software Engineer, you will join the Display Ad Serving team to design, develop, and improve algorithms for ads optimization, including budgeting, pacing, bidding, and ranking. You will collaborate with Data Science and Product teams to formulate problems, prototype new optimization algorithms, and build roadmaps. Your daily responsibilities include building low latency data pipelines, training prediction models, and developing offline simulation tools and online dark canary systems. You must demonstrate proficiency in Java, Python, or C++ while applying expertise in feedback control or reinforcement learning algorithms with fault tolerance. This role focuses on the AdTech domain, specifically building scalable, high-performance services to understand shopper intent, serve relevant ads, and optimize campaign performance while maintaining high observability and engineering excellence across the platform.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.