(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) Isd Office - Dgtc Ar Bentonville Home Office, US Posted 37 days ago $110,000–$220,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

Join Walmart as a Principal Software Engineer for the Colony Platform within the AI & Data organization and help streamline AI solution development for associates. You will lead architectural decisions, drive platform strategy, and mentor senior engineers to ensure robust, scalable, and secure system design. Key responsibilities include defining reference architectures, implementing security guardrails, and building comprehensive testing frameworks while integrating with enterprise data APIs. The role demands expertise in Python, distributed systems, AI/ML ecosystems, and observability tools like structured logging and metrics. You will work on a Fortune #1 scale, addressing complex global challenges and enabling responsible AI practices across Walmart’s operations.

Skills

Python Kubernetes CI/CD OAuth2/OIDC JSON Schema OpenAPI Pydantic protobuf Docker Camunda Zeebe Prometheus Grafana BigQuery Git SDKs CLIs Terraform PostgreSQL AWS Azure

What you'll do

Own high-impact architectural decisions for AI & Data platforms.
Drive scalable and resilient system design across distributed systems.
Prototype and productionize advanced AI-enabled capabilities securely.
Mentor senior engineers and elevate technical rigor enterprise-wide.
Balance long-term platform sustainability with near-term business outcomes.
Lead development of AI-powered services and internal builder platforms.
Implement security and compliance guardrails for local execution environments.

What we're looking for

12+ years of experience building highly available, distributed systems.
Proven track record delivering complex, enterprise-scale software systems.
Strong proficiency in Python for library/service/tool development.
Experience with AI/ML ecosystems and observability practices.
Ability to mentor senior engineers and influence multi-team roadmaps.
Intellectual curiosity and rapid learning of new domains and technologies.

Market check

Salary context

This $110,000–$220,000 range sits above 38% 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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