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As a Principal Engineer in Walmart’s Fraud and Risk platform, you will define and drive the architecture of next-generation fraud and risk prevention systems at massive scale. You will lead the design of platforms that combine real-time decisioning, entity intelligence, agentic AI, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
This role requires deep technical leadership, owning architecture across systems and enabling teams to build scalable, intelligent, and explainable fraud prevention platforms.
About Team: The Inkiru team's mission is to detect and prevent Fraud in real time and enable a safe shopping experience for all our customers online and in-store. We are a team of passionate Engineers, Data scientists and Product managers who love to challenge each other but work together to build a platform to find the proverbial needle in a haystack. As an engineer on the team, you will help build systems that can process data at the scale of Walmart to derive insights in milliseconds that power lightning-fast detection of fraudsters. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our data scientists, Product Managers, business partners and systems engineers to drive the definition and implementation of platform services, applications and analytics tools for our predictive intelligence platform.
What you'll do:
Define Architecture for Fraud & Risk Platforms
- Lead system design for real-time fraud detection and policy enforcement
- Architect entity resolution and graph intelligence systems
- Design agentic AI platforms for automated fraud analysis and reasoning
- Shape case management and orchestration systems for investigations
Drive AI-Native System Design
- Define patterns for integrating ML models and AI agents into production
- Lead development of explainability frameworks for fraud decisions
- Enable scalable systems for model deployment, evaluation, and iteration
Own Cross-System Strategy
- Align architecture across Gateway, Platform, and Data Science teams
- Define integration patterns for real-time and batch systems
- Ensure systems meet requirements for latency, reliability, and scalability
Lead Technical Direction
- Drive architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices
- Guide teams through complex technical decisions and tradeoffs
- Establish long-term technical vision aligned with business goals
Mentor & Influence
- Mentor senior and staff engineers across teams
- Influence hiring, engineering culture, and technical excellence
- Act as a thought leader in fraud, risk, and AI-driven systems
What you'll bring:
Proven track record of architecting and scaling large distributed systems
- Deep expertise in system design, platform engineering, and microservices architecture
- Strong experience with real-time decision systems and high-throughput architectures
- Experience architecting systems that operationalize ML models at scale
- Strong understanding of ML-driven decisioning systems and tradeoffs (rules vs models)
- Familiarity with fraud/risk systems, identity systems, or trust & safety domains
- Experience with entity resolution, graph systems, or behavioral analytics (strong plus)
- Ability to drive alignment and influence across organizations
- Strong technical judgment with a focus on long-term scalability and maintainability
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 experts 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:
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 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.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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 https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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 $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 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.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location
809 11th Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of America
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.
Position Summary
As a Principal Engineer in Walmart’s Fraud and Risk platform, you will define and drive the architecture of next-generation fraud and risk prevention systems at massive scale. You will lead the design of platforms that combine real-time decisioning, entity intelligence, agentic AI, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
This role requires deep technical leadership, owning architecture across systems and enabling teams to build scalable, intelligent, and explainable fraud prevention platforms.
About Team: The Inkiru team's mission is to detect and prevent Fraud in real time and enable a safe shopping experience for all our customers online and in-store. We are a team of passionate Engineers, Data scientists and Product managers who love to challenge each other but work together to build a platform to find the proverbial needle in a haystack. As an engineer on the team, you will help build systems that can process data at the scale of Walmart to derive insights in milliseconds that power lightning-fast detection of fraudsters. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our data scientists, Product Managers, business partners and systems engineers to drive the definition and implementation of platform services, applications and analytics tools for our predictive intelligence platform.
What you'll do:
Define Architecture for Fraud & Risk Platforms
- Lead system design for real-time fraud detection and policy enforcement
- Architect entity resolution and graph intelligence systems
- Design agentic AI platforms for automated fraud analysis and reasoning
- Shape case management and orchestration systems for investigations
Drive AI-Native System Design
- Define patterns for integrating ML models and AI agents into production
- Lead development of explainability frameworks for fraud decisions
- Enable scalable systems for model deployment, evaluation, and iteration
Own Cross-System Strategy
- Align architecture across Gateway, Platform, and Data Science teams
- Define integration patterns for real-time and batch systems
- Ensure systems meet requirements for latency, reliability, and scalability
Lead Technical Direction
- Drive architectural standards, design patterns, and engineering best practices
- Guide teams through complex technical decisions and tradeoffs
- Establish long-term technical vision aligned with business goals
Mentor & Influence
- Mentor senior and staff engineers across teams
- Influence hiring, engineering culture, and technical excellence
- Act as a thought leader in fraud, risk, and AI-driven systems
What you'll bring:
Proven track record of architecting and scaling large distributed systems
- Deep expertise in system design, platform engineering, and microservices architecture
- Strong experience with real-time decision systems and high-throughput architectures
- Experience architecting systems that operationalize ML models at scale
- Strong understanding of ML-driven decisioning systems and tradeoffs (rules vs models)
- Familiarity with fraud/risk systems, identity systems, or trust & safety domains
- Experience with entity resolution, graph systems, or behavioral analytics (strong plus)
- Ability to drive alignment and influence across organizations
- Strong technical judgment with a focus on long-term scalability and maintainability
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 experts 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:
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 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.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
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 https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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 $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 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.
Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area. We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart’s accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location
809 11th Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, United States of America
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Principal Software Engineer
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation
H-1B1 visa requires your degree to directly relate to the Principal Software Engineer role. A computer science, software engineering, or electrical engineering degree maps cleanly. A general business or unrelated degree triggers additional scrutiny at the consulate, so prepare a credential evaluation in advance.
Use OFLC Wage Search before negotiating
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application certifying your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for Principal Software Engineer roles in the hiring city. Pull the OFLC Wage Search figures yourself so you know whether an offer clears the threshold before you accept.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search for Principal Software Engineer roles on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history for this occupation, so you're applying to companies that have already committed to H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship, not just ones open to it in theory.
Ask about consulate processing during the offer
Unlike H-1B visa, your employer doesn't file with USCIS. You apply directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore after the LCA is certified. Confirm your hiring manager understands this distinction so the onboarding timeline accounts for consulate scheduling, not a months-long USCIS adjudication window.
Prepare for dual-intent scrutiny at the consulate
H-1B1 does not confer dual intent, so consular officers will assess whether you intend to return to Singapore. As a senior-level candidate, document your ties to Singapore and frame your U.S. role as a fixed-term professional assignment rather than an open-ended relocation.
Check your O*NET profile before the interview
Consular officers sometimes reference O*NET occupation data to verify that Principal Software Engineer roles require a specific, directly related degree. Review the O*NET profile for your SOC code so you can articulate how your academic background and role responsibilities align with the defined specialty occupation criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Software Engineer role qualify for H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship?
Yes. Principal Software Engineer is a specialty occupation under the H-1B1 Singapore visa because it normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field. Your employer must certify that requirement in the Labor Condition Application filed with DOL before you can apply at the consulate.
How does H-1B1 Singapore differ from H-1B for software engineers?
H-1B requires USCIS to approve a petition and subjects you to an annual lottery with roughly a one-in-four selection rate. H-1B1 Singapore skips both. Your employer files a Labor Condition Application with DOL, then you apply directly at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. The 5,400-visa annual cap has never filled, so timing is not a constraint.
How do I find Principal Software Engineer jobs with H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employers with documented DOL Labor Condition Application filing history for H-1B1 Singapore, so you can identify companies that have already sponsored this visa type for software engineering roles rather than cold-applying and asking HR to research sponsorship from scratch.
Can I switch employers after starting a Principal Software Engineer role on H-1B1 Singapore?
Yes, but the process restarts from the beginning. Your new employer must file a fresh Labor Condition Application with DOL and you must obtain a new H-1B1 visa stamp at the consulate before starting the new role. H-1B1 does not carry the portability protections that H-1B holders have under AC21, so plan the transition carefully.
Does my Singaporean three-year degree qualify for H-1B1 specialty occupation?
A three-year Singapore university degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree for H-1B1 purposes, particularly for computer science and engineering programs from NUS, NTU, or SMU. A foreign credential evaluation report from a recognized evaluation service strengthens your application if the consular officer raises the question.
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