(USA) Principal, Software Engineer

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

We are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join Digital Trust and Citizenship Engineering team. This hands-on role requires exceptional coding skills, a passion for technology and engineering excellence, and the ability to guide and mentor a large team of engineers. You will play a pivotal role in defining and maintaining our technical architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and scalability requirements. 

About Team: Risk Tech - Digital Trust and Citizenship
Our organization, i.e. Customer Trust and Digital Citizenship Tech, focuses on managing and delivering world-class products, driving policy compliance, creating partnerships, and developing pipelines and self-service tools. Responsible for Global Privacy Technology Product implementation(s) so that we can earn customers and associate trust. 

What you'll do:

As a Principal Software Engineer for Digital Trust and Citizenship Engineering team at Walmart, you’ll have the opportunity to

• Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, conducting code reviews and leading design discussions to ensure engineering best practices.  
• Act as a technical authority, providing direction and expertise to the team.  
• Drive the adoption of coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.  

Architectural Leadership:  

• Lead the creation and maintenance of our technical architecture, aligning it with business goals and scalability requirements.  
• Architect complex software systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability needs are met.  

Software Craftsmanship:  

• Consistently produce high-quality software with a focus on unit testing, regular code reviews, and continuous integration.  
• Uphold high standards in quality and operational excellence.  

Technical Documentation:  

• Develop comprehensive technical documentation and presentations to clearly communicate architectural decisions and design options.  
• Ensure documentation aligns with project scopes, milestones, and deliverables.  

Engineering Advocacy:  

• Promote and enforce technical standards across the organization to achieve concrete outcomes and drive engineering excellence.  
• Foster a culture of learning and innovation through hands-on technical guidance and mentorship.  

Project Leadership:  

• Lead the discovery phase of major projects, ensuring the design aligns with business goals and technical requirements. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and milestones.  

Cross-functional Collaboration:  

• Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams.  
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  

Innovation and Research:  

• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements, conducting research to identify emerging tools and methodologies.  

• Ideally 8+ experience in software development, focusing on building large scale distributed systems.  
• Experience in multiple stack technologies – React, IOS, Android, Node.js, Java 
• Proficiency in AP