Principal Software Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Software Engineer

Description

Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling aligned with strategic roadmaps. Drive end-to-end software development across multiple teams, architecting distributed systems for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration while ensuring high availability, reliability, and operational quality. Provide technical leadership and mentorship and collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business needs into clear technical requirements and measurable success metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering for scalable, cloud-native infrastructure and reusable tooling

• Perform full lifecycle software development: design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance

• Architect and implement distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring; promote best practices and architectural consistency

• Translate business needs into technical requirements and measurable success metrics

• Ensure quality deliverables through technical judgment and project execution management

• Foster continuous improvement through innovation, knowledge sharing, and emerging technology adoption

Requirements

• Extensive experience in platform engineering delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling

• Proven expertise in designing and implementing distributed systems for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration

• Strong proficiency in software development lifecycle management, including CI/CD, testing, and observability

• Ability to apply model-driven design and leverage AI agents to enhance software solutions

• Skilled technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural decision-making across multiple teams

• Excellent collaboration and communication with cross-functional stakeholders

• Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and high-quality standards

Benefits

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonuses

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage

• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance

• PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting

• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement

• Walmart-paid education benefit (Live Better U) for full-time/part-time associates, including degrees and certificates with tuition/books/fees paid

• Salary range: $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 annually