(USA) Principal, Software Engineer, Back End

... What you'll do... About Team
The Walmart Emerging-Tech group is a group charted to drive the creation of the next generation retail and shopping experiences for both online and in-store. The group leads Walmarts efforts in the areas of Emerging Content, XR, Conversational AI, Voice Assistants, and more. As the Emerging Content team, we are building completely new capabilities to allow our customers discover and interact with products online. In addition to the end-user experiences the group also builds platform APIs and tools to enable other teams leverage next-generation content. What you'll do:

• Stay abreast with technical advancements and drive system architecture and software development processes.
• Lead and mentor teams in the implementation of complex systems, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
• Be hands-on in prototyping, researching, and coding scalable, consumer-facing systems.
• Collaborate with business and product teams to achieve our long-term business goals.
• Champion operational and engineering excellence.
• Participate in code reviews, operational reviews, architectural discussions, and troubleshooting sessions to ensure the highest standards of development.
• Provide mentorship to engineers, managers, and others to help develop great talent.

What you'll bring:

• At least 12+ years of software engineering experience in building highly available systems.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related degree.
• Programming languages, particularly Java.
• Data engineering and handling large datasets.
• Databases, including vector and big data technologies.
• Distributed computing, containerization (Docker/K8s), and multi-cloud.
• Proven track record of building successful software systems from inception to deployment.
• Proven track record of building solutions that solve highly complex business problems.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to make design trade-offs, balancing long-term "big picture.... or @samsclub.com. All job opportunities and applications are hosted on our official careers site: . There is no cost or payment required to apply or be considered for a position.
  If you have any doubts about a communication, feel free to visit our careers page to verify authenticity. Thank you for exploring opportunities at Walmart! 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 . 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 .
  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 :
  - 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.

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