Build scalable, cloud-native platform capabilities that help power smarter, data-driven decisions. At Walmart Data Ventures, you will lead platform engineering efforts, delivering reusable infrastructure components and AI/ML frameworks aligned to long-term technical roadmaps. This onsite role in Bellevue, WA offers competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards, along with comprehensive health coverage and time-off benefits.
Salary: USD 132,000 - 264,000 per year
Location: Bellevue, WA (onsite)
Role Summary
The Principal Software Engineer leads platform engineering by delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions and reusable infrastructure components that support long-term technical roadmaps.
Responsibilities
- Lead platform engineering efforts delivering scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and AI/ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
- Drive the full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing.
- Architect and integrate intelligent AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural standards and promoting engineering excellence.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical requirements and success metrics aligned with business objectives.
- Foster continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and product quality.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
- Proven ability to drive the full software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response.
- Expertise in designing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
- Strong technical judgment with a focus on maintainability, scalability, and long-term architectural alignment.
- Demonstrated leadership mentoring engineers and influencing cross-team architectural decisions.
- Proficiency in AI agent integration and model-driven design to enhance development velocity and quality.
- Effective collaboration skills to translate business needs into technical solutions with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence in software engineering.
Minimum Qualifications
- Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 5 years of experience in software engineering or related area.
- Option 2: 7 years of experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years of experience in software engineering or related area.
- Background in creating inclusive digital experiences, including knowledge of implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility.
- Knowledge of accessibility best practices aligned with Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines to support an inclusive culture.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Health benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO including sick leave
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities)
- Tuition, books, and fees completely paid for by Walmart
About the Team
Walmart Data Ventures operates with the agility of a nimble startup, delivering best-in-class data products. The team developed Walmart Luminate, a platform offering actionable, customer-centric insights that empower CPGs and Walmart merchants to make informed, data-driven decisions efficiently. The group emphasizes technical strategy, reliability engineering, scalability, and cloud-native architecture, building innovative solutions with a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Primary Location: 10900 NE 4th St, Bellevue, WA 98004, United States of America
