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Walmart

Principal Software Engineer

Walmart

. Lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities across multiple teams .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • United StatesLead💰 $143,000 - $286,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
BigQueryCassandraCloudDistributed SystemsKafkaPySparkPyTorchRaySpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities across multiple teams
  • Architect cloud-native distributed systems with AI/ML integration
  • Ensure high availability and performance
  • Lead the technical work of 30+ engineers
  • Solve large-scale AdTech problems using ML and statistical methods
  • Lead platform development for measurement solutions including incrementality, attribution, data cleanroom measurement, partner integrations, and GenAI-powered reporting
  • Support real-time optimization and offline reporting for Walmart’s digital advertising business
  • Define technical direction and conduct design reviews
  • Partner with engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align technical strategy with business goals
  • Troubleshoot business and production issues, coordinate support teams, formulate action plans, execute resolutions, interpret results, and document outcomes
  • Guide software development lifecycles and mentor engineering teams
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate complex business needs into technical solutions
  • Foster innovation, maintain architectural standards, and support continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of experience in ML and data intensive platform development
  • 4+ years of experience as staff+ level technical lead
  • 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; alternatively, 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area
  • Familiarity with distributed data processing tools and databases, including Spark Streaming, Flink, Kafka, Ray, BigQuery, Druid, and Cassandra
  • Skill in leveraging AI to enhance productivity and drive innovation
  • Familiarity with GenAI skills and techniques including MCP, RAG, re-ranking, agent skills, progressive disclosure, context engineering, agent-to-agent protocol, and fine-tuning
  • Familiarity with ML libraries including PySpark, PyTorch, CUDA, and Triton
  • Experience implementing statistical and machine learning methods for classification, regression, ranking, and/or recommendation
  • Experience implementing transformer-based model training and real-time inference on GPU-backed infrastructure
  • Experience working cross-functionally with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and product managers
  • Experience in AdTech measurement with demonstrated knowledge of the AdTech business
  • Drug-free workplace and compliance with Walmart’s policy regarding illegal drugs and alcohol on the job

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Performance-based bonus awards
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Stock purchase
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Paid time off, including sick leave
  • Parental leave
  • Family care leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Voting leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Company discounts
  • Military Leave Pay
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
  • PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
  • Live Better U Walmart-paid education benefit, including fully paid tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs
  • Additional stock compensation for certain positions