Principal, Software Engineer (Full Stack + GCP)

About Team:

The Enterprise People Technology Payroll modernization team supports the successful deployment and adoption of new People technology across the enterprise. As a Fortune #1 company, our work impacts millions of associates globally. We strive to continuously improve people technology and products to help managers and associates so they can focus on what matters most - supporting our customers and members. People Technology is one of the major segments of Walmart Global Tech’s Enterprise Business Services, which is invested in building a compact, robust organization that includes service operations and technology solutions for Finance, People, and the Associate Digital Experience.

Enterprise Business Services @ IDC Bangalore and Chennai in India are focused on data driven, highly optimized products and implementations in the areas of Finance, Procurement, Human Resources and Retail business functions for multiple Walmart markets with open stack technologies and other ERP tools.

Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS) is a powerhouse of several exceptional teams delivering world-class technology solutions and services making a profound impact at every level of Walmart.

As a key part of Walmart Global Tech, our teams set the bar for operational excellence and leverage emerging technology to support millions of customers, associates, and stakeholders worldwide. Each time an associate turns on their laptop, a customer makes a purchase, a new supplier is onboarded, the company closes the books, physical and legal risk is avoided, and when we pay our associates consistently and accurately, that is EBS. Joining EBS means embarking on a journey of limitless growth, relentless innovation, and the chance to set new industry standards that shape the future of Walmart.

About the Role

We’re seeking a highly experienced and strategic Principal Engineer with deep full stack expertise and a strong background in cloud-native development on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role is pivotal in shaping our engineering direction, driving architectural decisions, mentoring senior engineers, and ensuring we deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions across our platform.

You will work across the stack from crafting frontend experiences to building robust backend APIs and designing cloud infrastructure and play a critical role in influencing technical vision, driving innovation, and aligning engineering efforts with business goals.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of end-to-end full stack applications with high scalability and resilience.
• Architect complex cloud-native systems leveraging the full suite of GCP services.
• Set technical direction, define best practices, and drive engineering excellence across teams.
• Build and optimize APIs (RESTful and/or GraphQL) and frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js).
• Guide adoption of serverless and container-based architectures using Cloud Run, GKE, and Cloud Functions.
• Champion CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform or Deployment Manager.
• Drive code quality through rigorous design reviews, mentoring, and automated testing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to translate business requirements into scalable tech solutions.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor and mentor to Staff and Senior Engineers.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and evaluate new tools and frameworks that enhance productivity and performance.

What you will bring

• 10+ years of experience in full stack development, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or principal engineering role.
• Deep proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Go.
• Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks—React preferred.
• Expertise in designing and operating cloud-native systems on GCP.
• Proficiency with microservices architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and event-driven systems.
• Extensive experience in CI/CD, DevOps practices, and managing production-grade cloud systems.
• Proven experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Firestore).
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• GCP Professional Certification (Cloud Architect, Developer, or Data Engineer).
• Experience with serverless platforms (Cloud Functions, Firebase, etc.).
• Familiarity with observability tools.
• Exposure to large-scale data processing pipelines or ML workflows on GCP.

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.

Flexible, hybrid work

We use a hybrid way of working with primary in office presence coupled with an optimal mix of virtual presence. We use our campuses to collaborate and be together in person, as business needs require and for development and networking opportunities. This approach helps us make quicker decisions, remove location barriers across our global team, be more flexible in our personal lives.

Benefits

Beyond our great compensation package, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include a host of best-in-class benefits maternity and parental leave, PTO, health benefits, and much more.

Belonging

We aim to create a culture where every associate feels valued for who they are, rooted in respect for the individual. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging, to create opportunities for all our associates, customers and suppliers, and to be a Walmart for everyone.

At Walmart, our vision is "everyone included." By fostering a workplace culture where everyone is—and feels—included, everyone wins. Our associates and customers reflect the makeup of all 19 countries where we operate. By making Walmart a welcoming place where all people feel like they belong, we’re able to engage associates, strengthen our business, improve our ability to serve customers, and support the communities where we operate.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc., is an Equal Opportunities Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.