Walmart
Position Summary
Build the Platform Powering the World’s Largest Retail Network. Walmart Global Tech is hiring a Principal Engineer to lead the design and development of our next-generation infrastructure applications platform—a critical foundation of Walmart’s Zero-Touch Networking initiative. In this high-impact role, you’ll architect scalable systems that automate and streamline how internal teams operate and gain insight into Walmart’s vast global infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across engineering, operations, and product teams to deliver intuitive, intelligent, and resilient infrastructure tools—ultimately helping Walmart scale faster, operate smarter, and deliver better experiences to millions of customers around the world. What you’ll do
Lead architecture and development of Walmart’s infrastructure-facing applications that power automated network management, device lifecycle operations, and observability. Design modern APIs and front-end experiences to support self-service operations across networking, SRE, and platform teams. Build high-scale backend services, orchestration engines, and visualization tools to deliver automation, insights, and control in a unified platform. Champion platform reliability and operational excellence—ensuring observability, alerting, incident response, and 24/7 service availability. Mentor engineers, drive technical standards, and collaborate closely with leaders across infrastructure, product, security, and operations. Translate business and infrastructure needs into elegant, extensible technical solutions that drive measurable outcomes. What you’ll bring
Extensive hands-on engineering experience in designing and building large-scale platforms (typically 10+ years). Proven expertise in full-stack development, ideally with: Frontend: React or similar frameworks Backend: Java, Scala, or Golang Databases: Postgres, Elasticsearch Streaming: Kafka or NATS Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, intent-based networking, and platform abstraction. Experience designing APIs, orchestration engines, and developer-facing tools. Operational mindset with experience delivering high-availability systems, incident response processes, and well-instrumented services. Experience with networking domains or systems of record (e.g., NetBox) is a strong plus. Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure or Google Cloud. 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. Note on immigration sponsorship
Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role. Location
1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America Benefits and eligibility
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. The annual salary range is $95,000.00 - $165,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, 401(k), stock purchase, life insurance, PTO/PPTO, and other programs. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
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Build the Platform Powering the World’s Largest Retail Network. Walmart Global Tech is hiring a Principal Engineer to lead the design and development of our next-generation infrastructure applications platform—a critical foundation of Walmart’s Zero-Touch Networking initiative. In this high-impact role, you’ll architect scalable systems that automate and streamline how internal teams operate and gain insight into Walmart’s vast global infrastructure. You’ll collaborate across engineering, operations, and product teams to deliver intuitive, intelligent, and resilient infrastructure tools—ultimately helping Walmart scale faster, operate smarter, and deliver better experiences to millions of customers around the world. What you’ll do
Lead architecture and development of Walmart’s infrastructure-facing applications that power automated network management, device lifecycle operations, and observability. Design modern APIs and front-end experiences to support self-service operations across networking, SRE, and platform teams. Build high-scale backend services, orchestration engines, and visualization tools to deliver automation, insights, and control in a unified platform. Champion platform reliability and operational excellence—ensuring observability, alerting, incident response, and 24/7 service availability. Mentor engineers, drive technical standards, and collaborate closely with leaders across infrastructure, product, security, and operations. Translate business and infrastructure needs into elegant, extensible technical solutions that drive measurable outcomes. What you’ll bring
Extensive hands-on engineering experience in designing and building large-scale platforms (typically 10+ years). Proven expertise in full-stack development, ideally with: Frontend: React or similar frameworks Backend: Java, Scala, or Golang Databases: Postgres, Elasticsearch Streaming: Kafka or NATS Strong understanding of infrastructure automation, intent-based networking, and platform abstraction. Experience designing APIs, orchestration engines, and developer-facing tools. Operational mindset with experience delivering high-availability systems, incident response processes, and well-instrumented services. Experience with networking domains or systems of record (e.g., NetBox) is a strong plus. Familiarity with cloud platforms like Azure or Google Cloud. 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. Note on immigration sponsorship
Immigration sponsorship is not available in this role. Location
1345 Crossman Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1114, United States of America Benefits and eligibility
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. The annual salary range is $95,000.00 - $165,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Benefits include health, vision, dental coverage, 401(k), stock purchase, life insurance, PTO/PPTO, and other programs. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
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