Principal Devops Engineer Jobs in Arkansas

Position Summary

The (USA) Principal, Software Engineer leads the design and delivery of scalable platform capabilities, driving cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration across multiple teams. This role oversees the full software development lifecycle, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance of distributed systems. The position requires strategic technical leadership, mentorship, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable solutions. The Principal Engineer champions innovation, continuous improvement, and adherence to best practices, fostering engineering excellence while aligning efforts with long-term platform evolution and business objectives.

About the team

The Walmart Global Tech Fintech team focuses on delivering robust service operations and technology solutions supporting Finance, People, and Associate Digital Experience. The team drives innovation through cloud-native architecture, AI integration, and scalable platform engineering. It emphasizes technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement to enable Walmart’s global enterprise to operate efficiently and securely. Members engage with cross-functional partners to translate business needs into actionable solutions, ensuring high-quality delivery and long-term platform evolution. The team fosters a culture of mentorship, knowledge sharing, and strategic technical leadership to advance Walmart’s mission of smart spending and trusted digital experiences.

What you'll do:

• Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and enterprise data platform frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Drive full software development lifecycle across multiple teams, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing capabilities.
• Architect and integrate AI-enhanced applications using cloud-native principles and model-driven design to support millions of users.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architectural decisions and promoting engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into clear technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
• Maintain architectural documentation and ensure quality standards throughout project execution.
• Foster continuous improvement by adopting new technologies and optimizing processes.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in platform engineering leadership, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures and reusable tooling.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing distributed systems optimized for real-time data processing and AI/ML integration.
• Strong proficiency in technical solution design, model-driven design, and cloud computing architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to lead full software development lifecycles, including CI/CD, testing, and observability.
• Skilled in mentoring engineers and influencing architectural decisions to promote maintainability and interoperability.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional stakeholders to define technical requirements and metrics.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and adherence to high standards of integrity and quality.

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 $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

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

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

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, 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.