(USA) Principal, Software Engineer, Back End
About the role
The Walmart Emerging-Tech group is a group charted to drive the creation of the next generation retail and shopping experiences for both online and in-store. The group leads Walmart’s efforts in the areas of Emerging Content, XR, Conversational AI, Voice Assistants, and more. As the Emerging Content team, we are building completely new capabilities to allow our customers discover and interact with products online. In addition to the end-user experiences the group also builds platform APIs and tools to enable other teams leverage next-generation content.
What You'll Do
- Stay abreast with technical advancements and drive system architecture and software development processes.
- Lead and mentor teams in the implementation of complex systems, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
- Be hands-on in prototyping, researching, and coding scalable, consumer-facing systems.
- Collaborate with business and product teams to achieve our long-term business goals.
- Champion operational and engineering excellence.
- Participate in code reviews, operational reviews, architectural discussions, and troubleshooting sessions to ensure the highest standards of development.
- Provide mentorship to engineers, managers, and others to help develop great talent.
About Team
The Walmart Emerging-Tech group is a group charted to drive the creation of the next generation retail and shopping experiences for both online and in-store. The group leads Walmart’s efforts in the areas of Emerging Content, XR, Conversational AI, Voice Assistants, and more. As the Emerging Content team, we are building completely new capabilities to allow our customers discover and interact with products online. In addition to the end-user experiences the group also builds platform APIs and tools to enable other teams leverage next-generation content.
Qualifications
- At least 12+ years of software engineering experience in building highly available systems.
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related degree.
- Programming languages, particularly Java.
- Data engineering and handling large datasets.
- Databases, including vector and big data technologies.
- Distributed computing, containerization (Docker/K8s), and multi-cloud.
- Proven track record of building successful software systems from inception to deployment.
- Proven track record of building solutions that solve highly complex business problems.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to make design trade-offs, balancing long-term "big picture" considerations with short-term implications of design decisions.
- Expertise in distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, CI/CD, and operational excellence best practices.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, including consensus building, conflict resolution, influence, and persuasion skills.
- Proven track record of mentoring and coaching engineers in technical problem-solving and career development.
- Curiosity and strong ability to learn new domains and technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
- Knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly.
Minimum Qualifications
- 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.
- 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Benefits
- Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
- Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Additional Compensation
- Annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00.
- Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
- Additional compensation for certain positions may also include : Stock.