(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) 121 Hoboken Nj Hoboken Home Office, US Posted 44 days ago $132,000–$264,000 / year

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TL;DR

As a Principal Software Engineer at Walmart’s Sandman/Ad-tech team in Hoboken, New Jersey, you will lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, including cloud-native architectures and AI/ML frameworks, to support critical business functions. This role involves driving the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability and reliability in distributed systems while providing strategic technical leadership and mentorship. You will collaborate cross-functionally to translate complex business needs into effective technical solutions, leveraging data-driven methodologies and agile practices to enhance operational efficiency at enterprise scale. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, proficiency in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design, and expertise in AI/ML integration using languages like Python and Java.

Skills

Python Java AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Docker Terraform PostgreSQL AI/ML Agile Git Linux Scalability High Availability Fault Tolerance

What you'll do

Lead design and delivery of scalable cloud-native architectures for critical business functions.
Drive full software development lifecycle including testing, deployment, and maintenance of distributed systems.
Architect AI/ML-enhanced applications supporting real-time data processing and multi-step reasoning.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to promote engineering excellence across teams.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business needs into actionable technical requirements.
Ensure high system availability and fault tolerance through innovation and operational rigor.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in leading platform engineering efforts for scalable infrastructure.
Proven expertise in designing cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.
Strong technical skills across full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD.
Proficiency in AI/ML integration using languages like Python and Java.
Demonstrated ability to provide mentorship and influence architectural decisions.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional engagement.
Commitment to continuous improvement and maintaining high-quality standards.

Market check

Salary context

This $132,000–$264,000 range sits above 66% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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 495 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,000–$234,000 across 487 roles with salary data.

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