(usa) principal software engineer, ai

Position Summary

As a Principal Software Engineer in Walmart Global Tech's Growth Technology organization, you'll tackle engineering challenges at a scale few companies can match. We're looking for hands-on technical leaders excited to experiment with AI, advance AI-native engineering practices, and discover better ways to build software. You'll shape architecture and technical strategy, turning innovative ideas into real-world impact across Walmart's massive ecosystem. This general interest posting connects qualified candidates with hiring managers across Growth Technology whose open roles align with their skills and experience.

About the Team

Growth Technology powers Walmart's revenue-growth businesses, including Walmart Connect (advertising), Marketplace, W+, and Data Ventures. Our engineers build technology serving an enormous ecosystem of customers, sellers, advertisers, and suppliers. We're using AI to rethink how software is developed, accelerate innovation, and explore new possibilities across our products. At Walmart, even small improvements can have an outsized impact because of the scale at which we operate. Our teams tackle some of the most complex engineering challenges, with opportunities to push technological boundaries and bring ambitious ideas to life.

What You'll Do

• Shape technical strategy and architecture for scalable, secure, and reliable systems operating at Walmart's extraordinary scale.
• Lead hands-on design, development, testing, and delivery of business-critical software.
• Experiment with AI-powered development tools, coding agents, and emerging technologies to transform how software is built.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI to engineering challenges, workflows, and customer experiences.
• Turn promising experiments into practical, production-ready solutions that deliver measurable impact at scale.
• Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions across teams, and champion AI-native engineering practices through experimentation and knowledge sharing.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience designing, building, and operating complex, scalable systems.
• Deep technical expertise, strong architectural judgment, and hands-on experience across the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated use of AI coding tools, agents, and AI-native workflows to improve engineering outcomes.
• Proven experience taking AI beyond proof of concept into production, whether through AI-powered products or AI-enabled engineering practices adopted in real delivery.
• Curiosity to experiment with emerging technologies and sound judgment about what to scale.
• Ability to influence technical strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to solve complex problems.

Benefits

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 here. 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.

Salary

The annual salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $165,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location) and Stock.

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 and 5 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.

Primary Location

1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.