✦ Luna Orbit — System Administration

Principal Software Engineer

at Walmart

📍 2 Locations Hybrid 💰 $143K – $286K USD / year Posted April 14, 2026
Salary $143K – $286K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience executive
Exp. Years At least 10+ years
Education Not specified
Category System Administration

Lead the design, development, and launch of large high-impact applications, services, and systems within Walmart’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS). You will partner with cross-functional teams, drive quality and reliability mechanisms, and develop deep subject matter expertise in payroll.

  • Lead design, development and launch of large high impact applications/services/systems
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to scope, design, develop, test, and deploy services/systems
  • Establish quality mechanisms (design reviews, code reviews, OE reviews, root cause analysis)
  • Develop payroll subject matter expertise for technical and business forums
  • Advocate latest technology and system integration patterns

Build highly available, scalable, performant distributed systems using a multi-stack approach including React, iOS, Android, Node.js, and Java. Develop and integrate services using APIs (including GQL), apply service-oriented architecture, work with relational and NoSQL databases, and use cloud services with CI/CD and Operational Excellence practices.

The ideal candidate is a Principal-level software engineer with 10+ years building highly available, scalable systems end-to-end from inception to launch. They have strong expertise across React, iOS, Android, Node.js, and Java, with deep knowledge of distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and CI/CD/Operational Excellence best practices.

At least 10+ years of relevant industry experience in building highly available systemsDemonstrated end-to-end ownership from inception to launchExperience in multiple stack technologies ReactIOSAndroidNode.jsJavaProficiency in API developmentNode.jsGQLExpertise in service-oriented architectureExpertise with Relational and/or NoSQL Databases and use of Cloud ServicesExperience with CI/CD and Operational Excellence best practicesAbility to ensure high qualityhigh availabilityscalable and performant systems are delivered
Lead the designdevelopment and launchReactIOSAndroidNode.jsJavaAPI developmentGQLdistributed system designdesign patternsdata structures and algorithmsservice-oriented architectureRelational and/or NoSQL DatabasesCloud ServicesCI/CDOperational Excellence best practicesroot cause analysispayroll space
ReactIOSAndroidNode.jsJavaAPI developmentGQLAdvanced knowledge of complex software designDistributed system designDesign patternsData structuresAlgorithmsService-oriented architectureRelational databasesNoSQL databasesCloud ServicesCI/CDOperational Excellence best practicesPayroll space
Lead the designdevelopment and launchCross functional collaborationProblem-solving skillsMake design tradeoffsEffective communication and collaborationConsensus
Industry Retail
Job Function Design and deliver enterprise-scale, highly available software systems with strong distributed systems and service-oriented architecture expertise.
Role Subtype Software Architect
Tech Domains React, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Kubernetes, Docker
Principal Software EngineerPrincipalSoftware EngineerEnterprise Business Services (EBS)Lead the designdevelopment and launchcross functional teamsdesign reviewscode reviewsOE reviewsroot cause analysishigh availabilityscalableperformantReactIOSAndroidNode.jsJavaAPI developmentGQLdistributed system designservice-oriented architectureRelationalNoSQLCI/CDOperational Excellence

Must have at least 10+ years of relevant industry experience building highly available systems, Must have experience in React, IOS, Android, Node.js, and Java, Must have proficiency in API development and GQL

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