Principal, Software Engineer

Join Walmart's Directed Spend Team as a Principal Software Engineer to drive the development of next-generation customer benefits platforms. This role is crucial in developing multi-tenant, client-agnostic, highly scalable solutions for frictionless customer checkout experiences across all global sales channels. You'll be working with cutting-edge technology processing millions of transactions daily through high-performance cloud services.

As a Principal Engineer, you'll lead technical strategy and architecture decisions, guide teams of 6-10 engineers, and collaborate across departments to solve complex problems. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring expertise in cloud architecture, modern programming languages, and distributed systems.

Walmart Global Tech offers an unique opportunity to make an impact at massive scale, affecting hundreds of millions of people's lives through technology. We're transforming retail through innovative solutions in ecommerce, payments, and customer experience. Our culture emphasizes collaboration and in-person work at our major hubs in Bentonville, Arkansas, and the San Francisco Bay area.

The position offers competitive compensation ($143,000-$286,000 in Sunnyvale, CA), comprehensive benefits including health coverage, 401(k), stock purchase plans, and paid time off. You'll be part of a team that values diversity, inclusion, and the opportunity to shape the future of retail technology while working on systems that serve millions of customers daily.