Principal Software Engineer

Walmart

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bentonville, AR
Salary: $110,000–$220,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 71 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k 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 719 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 592 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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JOB TITLE: (USA) Principal, Software Engineer The Principal, Software Engineer leads the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities within the replenishment input team. This role oversees the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, focusing on building cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, and reusable tooling. You will architect solutions for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration to support precise inventory, network, and item data delivery. Key technologies include Java, Spring Boot, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, and NoSQL databases like Cassandra or Cosmos DB. You will deploy solutions on GCP using BigQuery, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub while utilizing Kubernetes, dbt, and Airflow. The role solves complex technical challenges in high-scale e-commerce environments, ensuring data quality and operational excellence through clean, testable code and robust CI/CD pipelines.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 2546 postings across 156 companies.

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Skills

Java Spring Boot Python C++ Apache Spark Apache Kafka Cassandra Cosmos DB GCP BigQuery Dataproc Pub/Sub Kubernetes CI/CD dbt Airflow Dataflow Distributed Systems NoSQL Change Data Capture (CDC)

What you'll do

Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling.
Drive full software development lifecycle activities including design, testing, deployment, and maintenance across multiple teams.
Architect and implement distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams to promote best practices and innovation.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and success metrics based on business needs.
Ensure high-quality deliverables through sound technical judgment and continuous improvement initiatives.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to all levels of audiences and foster cross-team collaboration.

What we're looking for

Must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field and 5 years of software engineering experience.
Alternatively, must have 7 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
Must have experience with Java Full Stack and Spring Boot microservices development.
Must have hands-on experience with Apache Spark for large-scale batch and streaming data processing.
Must have experience building and operating Apache Kafka event-driven architectures.
Must have experience developing and deploying solutions on GCP, including BigQuery, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub.
Must have experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
Must have experience in AI/ML integration and building intelligent software systems using Python, Java, and C++.

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