(USA) Senior, Data Engineer
About The Position
Walmart is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and models that support business insights and decision-making. This role requires expertise in data integration, transformation, and governance within cloud and big data environments. The successful candidate will collaborate across functions to translate business requirements into effective data solutions, ensuring data quality and accessibility. They will apply advanced technical skills to optimize data architecture and support analytics initiatives that drive strategic value and operational excellence across the organization. About the team: The eComm Decision Sciences BI team specializes in defining and governing key business metrics and stewarding business logic. The team enhances data accessibility by developing integration tables and standardizing dashboard reporting across eCommerce. They ensure data quality through rigorous control of beacon instrumentation, enabling reliable insights. Leveraging expertise in data engineering, integration, modeling, and governance, the team builds scalable data pipelines and automates processes that support informed business decisions and continuous improvement in data quality and accessibility.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in data engineering, including data integration, modeling, and pipeline development.
- Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure, or Google BigQuery.
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
- Knowledge of data transformation techniques including ETL, batch processing, and streaming ingestion.
- Skilled in analyzing complex data systems and developing logical and physical data models.
- Experience with coding, testing, and deploying data solutions using appropriate programming languages.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related field.
- 5 years’ experience in software engineering or related field.
- Master's degree in Computer Science and 1 year’s experience in software engineering or related field.
- 2 years' experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.
Nice To Haves
- Data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics, ETL tools and working with large data sets in the cloud
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 3 years' experience in software engineering
- 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.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures to support business analytics and reporting needs.
- Integrate and transform data from various internal sources ensuring data quality and consistency.
- Develop and optimize data models, including logical and physical designs, to enhance data accessibility and usability.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions aligned with data governance standards.
- Implement and enforce data governance policies to ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
- Write, test, and deploy code using SQL and other programming languages to support data processing and analytics.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data systems to ensure reliability, performance, and security.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Performance-based bonus awards
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
