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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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The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer will provide technical vision and architectural leadership for a team dedicated to modernizing the CARE agent experience. This role involves transforming a traditional, non-agentic model into a modern, agentic experience by defining technology strategy and architecting scalable agentic workflows. You will lead end-to-end architecture for next-generation CRM solutions, establish reusable engineering patterns, and drive complex cross-system technical decisions. Key responsibilities include migrating systems to agentic models, identifying architectural risks, and mentoring senior engineers. Required expertise includes platform engineering leadership, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems for real-time data processing, and AI/ML integration. You must demonstrate proficiency in software development lifecycle management, CI/CD pipelines, testing, observability, and model-driven design to build a resilient, extensible foundation for future agentic capabilities.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.
Define the technical vision and strategy for the CARE agentic transformation.
Lead end-to-end architecture for agentic workflows and next-generation CRM solutions.
Establish scalable, reusable architecture and engineering patterns across the organization.
Lead the migration from the current non-agentic experience to a modern agentic model.
Identify and mitigate architectural risks, dependencies, and scalability challenges.
Mentor senior engineers and raise the engineering bar through technical standards and best practices.
Build a resilient, extensible foundation for future agentic capabilities.
What we're looking for
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area (preferred).
Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
Proven expertise in designing and implementing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
Strong technical proficiency in software development lifecycle management, including CI/CD pipelines, testing, and observability.
Demonstrated mentorship and coaching skills to foster engineering excellence and innovation across teams.
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
Python
Java
C++
AI/ML
Cloud-native
Distributed Systems
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Software Development Lifecycle
Web
iOS
Android
Model-driven Design
WCAG) 2.2 AA
Cloud-native Architecture
Distributed Systems
AI/ML
CI/CD
Platform Engineering
Real-time Data Processing
Observability
Model-driven Design
AI Agents
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
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