Principal Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $143,000–$286,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 87% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $190k 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 724 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 593 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer joins the Marketplace Tech team to lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities and cloud-native architecture. This role involves overseeing the full software development lifecycle, including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and incident response across multiple teams. The engineer will architect distributed systems, integrate AI/ML technologies, and build reusable tooling to transform complex data into actionable insights for third-party sellers. Key technologies include Python, Java, C++, Golang, Scala, Kafka, Cassandra, DB2, Elastic Search, Logstash, Kibana, and Kubernetes. The position requires expertise in building high-performance microservices, implementing low-latency Rest APIs, and refactoring monoliths. The work focuses on enhancing seller success and customer experience by developing predictive and causal solutions within a dynamic marketplace environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.

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Skills

Python Golang Java Scala C++ Kubernetes Kafka Cassandra DB2 Elastic Search Logstash Kibana CI/CD Distributed Systems Microservices REST APIs AI/ML Cloud-native Architecture Data Visualization Monitoring

What you'll do

Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and advanced ML frameworks.
Architect and implement cloud-native, distributed systems ensuring high availability and real-time data processing.
Oversee the full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, CI/CD deployment, and incident response.
Integrate AI/ML technologies into software products to enhance customer and associate experiences.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to promote engineering best practices and innovation.
Translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and measurable outcomes with stakeholders.
Maintain architectural documentation and drive continuous improvement initiatives across multiple teams.

What we're looking for

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 5 years of software engineering experience, or 7 years of software engineering experience.
Must have a Master's degree in a related field and 3 years of software engineering experience (preferred).
Must have extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable infrastructure and reusable tooling.
Must have proven expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design for high availability and fault tolerance.
Must have proficiency in AI/ML integration and building intelligent software systems using Python, Java, and C++.
Must have experience designing and developing high-performance microservices using Java, Golang, and Scala.
Must have experience deploying containerized services on Kubernetes and integrating Kafka for event-driven systems.
Must have knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards (preferred).

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