We’re looking for a Principal Engineer to lead the design and development of large-scale, distributed platforms that serve millions of users. In this role, you’ll drive technical strategy, architect systems for scalability and resilience, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver critical infrastructure powering Walmart’s digital ecosystem.
Your work could help over 240 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company—but you’ll quickly find we’re also a company that wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life.
From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. Join us and discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores.
About the Team – Enterprise Business Services (EBS)Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of seven exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services that make a profound impact at every level of the organization. As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, EBS sets the bar for operational excellence, harnessing emerging technologies to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders globally.
Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the opportunity to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart’s global footprint.
What You’ll DoArchitect and implement high-scale, fault-tolerant systems across cloud-native platforms.Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams across multiple domains.Drive strategic decisions in platform architecture, API design, CI/CD automation, and observability.Partner with product, operations, and SRE teams to deliver platforms that are maintainable, performant, and business-aligned.Guide the evaluation and integration of modern technologies and frameworks that improve system capabilities.Lead deep-dive design sessions, technical reviews, and retrospectives with a focus on engineering excellence.What You’ll Bring15+ years of software engineering experience with increasing levels of responsibility.Expertise in building and scaling distributed backend systems, preferably in e-commerce, retail, or logistics domains.Fluency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Java, Go, C++) and related frameworks.Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code.Strong understanding of system design patterns, scalability, failover strategies, and performance optimization.Demonstrated ability to lead architectural vision and influence engineering culture across organizations.Deep familiarity with telemetry, logging, tracing, and alerting practices.Preferred QualificationsBackground in enterprise-scale platform development.Experience working with financial systems, payment platforms, or Anti-Money Laundering (AML) controls.Ability to mentor, guide, and elevate engineers across experience levels.Contributions to open-source or technical communities.Passion for fostering a culture of technical excellence.LocationsPrimary Locations: Bentonville, AR or Sunnyvale, CAWhy You’ll Love ItImpact at Scale: Your work will directly influence experiences for over 240 million customers weekly. Whether you’re building core platforms or enabling strategic transformation, your code drives one of the largest retail systems on Earth.Engineering Excellence: Walmart’s architecture principles—“Modularity over Monoliths,” “Cloud-Native by Default,” “APIs First”—guide our scalable, resilient, and observable systems. You’ll be empowered to make bold technical decisions and see them deployed globally.Leadership Culture: Rooted in values like Respect for the Individual, Act with Integrity, and Strive for Excellence, Walmart encourages ownership, innovation, and curiosity. You’ll help shape a high-impact engineering culture that supports continuous learning and purpose-driven problem solving.EBS Innovation Hub: As part of EBS, you’ll work with teams that deliver trusted systems at scale—from finance and procurement to workforce and compliance—playing a key role in enabling transformation across Walmart’s vast enterprise.World-Class Benefits: Enjoy competitive compensation (base, bonus, equity), excellent health coverage, generous PTO, 401(k), and career development support. You'll have the flexibility and autonomy to thrive while helping others live better.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
Sunnyvale, California US-11349:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00
Bentonville, Arkansas US-10866:The 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:
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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Option 2: 7 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no 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., We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.Primary Location...805 Se Moberly Ln, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America