About the role

Principal Software Engineer at Walmart working on next-generation retail technologies and leading engineering teams. Mentoring talent and driving system architecture in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

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.
You will be working on POC with GenAI technologies such as LLMs and RAG and Cloud-based AI platforms like GCP Vertex AI or Azure.
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.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices and standards within the team.
Collaborate with other teams to ensure seamless integration and minimize technical debt.
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues that arise during the development and deployment of new features and capabilities.

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.
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 experience with GenAI technologies such as LLMs and RAG.

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.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities.