Internship Principal Software Engineer Net Jobs in Missouri

Position Summary... What you'll do...Role 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 align engineering efforts with business objectives. The Principal Engineer champions innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while maintaining architectural integrity and fostering knowledge sharing within the organization.
About the team:
The Global Integrated Fulfillment (GIF) team develops and maintains backend systems supporting critical in-store fulfillment workflows such as picking, storage, audit, and dispense. Focused on scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency, the team manages complex distributed workflows with deep platform integration. This engineering environment directly impacts store operations and customer experience. The team is suited for engineers skilled in navigating ambiguity, understanding complex problem spaces, and delivering practical, scalable solutions that enhance Walmart’s eCommerce fulfillment capabilities worldwide.
What you'll do:

• Lead platform engineering efforts to deliver scalable infrastructure, reusable tooling, and advanced ML frameworks aligned with strategic roadmaps.
• Architect and implement cloud-native, distributed systems ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and real-time data processing capabilities.
• Oversee full software development lifecycle including coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response across multiple teams.
• Integrate AI/ML technologies into software products to enhance customer and associate experiences.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and promote engineering best practices across teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into clear technical requirements and measurable success metrics.
• Drive continuous improvement through innovation, knowledge sharing, and adoption of modern development tools.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience leading platform engineering initiatives, including shared infrastructure and scalable ML frameworks.
• Proven expertise in cloud-native architecture and distributed system design ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
• Strong technical proficiency in software development lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, and observability practices.
• Demonstrated ability to architect AI/ML integrated applications using languages such as Python and Java.
• Skilled in applying model-driven design and leveraging modern development tools to enhance quality and velocity.
• Effective mentor and technical leader fostering engineering excellence and innovation across teams.
• Excellent collaboration skills with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Sound technical judgment with a focus on long-term system scalability and maintainability.

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 :
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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... 2501 Se J St, Ste A, Bentonville, AR 72716-3724, 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.