(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart

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(Usa) Global People Center (Gpc) Ar Bentonville Home Office, US Posted 44 days ago $110,000–$220,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Platform Intelligence team at Walmart Global Tech, you will lead the development of Watchtower, an operational hub built on Spotify's Backstage that enhances incident response and error correction for thousands of engineers. Your responsibilities include designing and building real-time event-driven systems using React, TypeScript, Redis, PostgreSQL, and AI technologies to automate workflow orchestration and provide intelligent stakeholder routing during critical incidents. You will also develop streaming systems with low latency to process operational data efficiently and create AI agents that learn from past incidents to prevent future failures. This role requires deep full-stack experience, expertise in distributed systems, and a track record of building high-reliability platforms at scale, as well as hands-on experience with modern TypeScript/React applications and data systems like PostgreSQL and Redis.

Skills

React TypeScript Redis PostgreSQL AWS Kubernetes Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana Python AI ML Event-driven architectures Streaming technologies

What you'll do

  • Design and build next-generation incident management systems using automated workflow orchestration.
  • Create real-time event-driven systems for orchestrating incident response, including live chat integration.
  • Develop an eventing backbone to connect disparate systems for rapid critical failure responses.
  • Build AI agents that learn from incidents to prevent future failures and suggest corrective actions.
  • Design real-time streaming systems with low latency to process operational data efficiently.

What we're looking for

  • Deep full-stack experience with expertise in distributed systems.
  • Strong background in building real-time, event-driven architectures at scale.
  • Track record of developing high-reliability platforms using streaming technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with TypeScript/React applications and modern web development.
  • Expertise in data systems like PostgreSQL and Redis for real-time processing.
  • Experience integrating AI/ML systems into production environments effectively.
  • History of leading technical initiatives that transform team operations fundamentally.

Market check

Salary context

This $110,000–$220,000 range sits above 38% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$120,500–$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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