Walmart

(USA) Staff, Data Engineer

Walmart
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3 days ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$143k - $286k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and evolve distributed data pipelines and platform capabilities that ingest, process, and serve data across global marketing channels.
  • Set technical direction and engineering standards for data modeling, pipeline design, observability, and platform reliability.
  • Partner with marketing technology stakeholders, product managers, and platform teams to translate business requirements into reusable data capabilities.
  • Mentor senior and mid-level data engineers, conduct design and code reviews, and raise engineering standards.
  • Champion CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring and alerting, incident response, and on-call readiness for mission-critical pipelines.
  • Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap and measurable platform improvements at global scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 4 years of software engineering or related experience, or 6 years of software engineering or related experience, or a master’s degree in Computer Science and 2 years of software engineering or related experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.
  • Strong experience designing and operating billion-scale distributed data systems using Spark, Kafka, streaming, orchestration, and large-scale batch technologies.
  • Deep expertise in SQL, data modeling, partitioning, performance tuning, incremental processing, and compute and storage optimization.
  • Hands-on experience with GCP or equivalent cloud platforms, including BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, GCS, and Airflow.
  • Strong Python skills plus proficiency in Java or Scala.
  • Knowledge of data quality, lineage, observability, CI/CD, testing, reliability, and incident management.
  • Preferred qualifications include Martech or Adtech experience, ETL tools, large cloud datasets, and a master’s degree with additional software engineering experience.
  • Preferred accessibility experience includes WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and digital accessibility best practices.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k), stock purchase, company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and company discounts.
  • Paid time off and/or PPTO, including sick leave, holidays, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting leave, and military leave pay.
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
  • Walmart-paid education benefits through Live Better U, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs from high school completion through bachelor’s degrees and certificates.
  • Additional compensation may include performance bonuses and stock; benefit eligibility depends on job classification and length of employment.
  • Position located at 809 11th Ave, Sunnyvale, California, United States.

Tech Stack

Categories

Data Engineering
Walmart

About Walmart

10,000+ employees

Walmart is a global omnichannel retailer that sells groceries, general merchandise, and services through Walmart and Sam's Club stores and online marketplaces for consumers and small businesses. Its model spans physical retail, e-commerce, advertising, and a vast supply chain, plus pharmacy, health, and financial services. Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart Inc. is a public company on the NYSE (WMT) operating in the U.S. and multiple international markets.

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