Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

This position will lead the backend engineering team for the Edge Direct product which manages a fleet of IoT Access Point we are deploying throughout stores. 
The management plane for these devices utilizes Go (in the cloud and on the device), MQTT, HashiCorp Vault, RabbitMQ and Postgres among other technologies. 

About Team: GTP Rigado
Our team works closely with our US stores and eCommerce business to better serve customers by empowering team members, stores, and merchants with technological innovation. From groceries and entertainment to sporting goods and crafts, Walmart U.S. offers an extensive selection that our customers value, whether they shop online at Walmart.com, through one of our mobile apps, or in-store. Focus areas include customers, stores and employees, in-store service, merchant tools, merchant data science, and search and personalization. Recent acquisition deploying IoT hardware to stores

What you'll do...

• Our major first project will likely be migrating the service from Azure/Terraform/AKS into WCNP in FY27.  
• You will make architecture decisions with the team, coordinate releases, and ensure regression tests are built out. 
• You will help build out our cloud management platform. 
• You’ll work directly with the Sr. Director of Software Engineering and the Sr. Director of Product to design and execute on the Edge Direct roadmap. 

What you'll bring:

• Experience running production Golang services in containers 

• Experience with Postgres at scale 

• Experience with message processing tech like AMQP 

• We currently use RabbitMQ but that might change with the migration to WCNP.  

• Experience with PKI, especially managing your own CA via Hashicorp Vault 

• Building from requirements and/or concept to production, and successfully leading a team of developers. 

About Walmart Global Tech
Imagine working in an environment where one line of code can make life easier for hundreds of millions of people. That’s what we do at Walmart Global Tech. We’re a team of software engineers, data scientists, cybersecurity expert's and service professionals within the world’s leading retailer who make an epic impact and are at the forefront of the next retail disruption. People are why we innovate, and people power our innovations. We are people-led and tech-empowered. We train our team in the skillsets of the future and bring in experts like you to help us grow. We have roles for those chasing their first opportunity as well as those looking for the opportunity that will define their career. Here, you can kickstart a great career in tech, gain new skills and experience for virtually every industry, or leverage your expertise to innovate at scale, impact millions and reimagine the future of retail.

Walmart’s culture is a competitive advantage, and it’s fostered by being together. Working together in person allows us to collaborate, align quickly and innovate with greater speed.  We use our campuses to create purposeful connection rooted in deepening understanding and investing in the development of our associates.  
Our hubs: Walmart is a global company with offices across the United States and around the world. Our global headquarters is in Bentonville, Arkansas, with primary hubs in the San Francisco Bay area and New York/New Jersey. 

Benefits:
Benefits: Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By