(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

3d • $130,000 - $338,000

About The Position

The Distinguished Software Engineer will work across the data stack, including BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, and Redis, to model data, build ETL processes and data lakes, and manage data lifecycle end to end. The role builds efficient, scalable APIs that provide low-latency access to curated data for applications, analytics, and AI consumers, while optimizing query performance and cost. It also requires cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration expertise to create intelligent, highly available solutions serving thousands of developers and engineers.

The engineer will provide strategic technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, make architectural decisions, and collaborate with stakeholders to align engineering work with business objectives. The position is part of Walmart Global Tech’s GTP IaaS Cost and Optimization team, which manages cloud cost data and develops observability tools to reveal spending patterns and anomalies. The team transforms cloud billing and usage data into actionable insights and works across functions to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and maximize cloud investment value, supporting scalable and reliable cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 6 years of experience in software engineering or a related area; alternatively, 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Experience across the data stack, including BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, and Redis, as well as data modeling, ETL, data lakes, and data lifecycle management.
• Experience building and orchestrating data pipelines, including Airflow DAG development and event-driven designs using Pub/Sub.
• Experience implementing data monitoring and Data Quality Frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud billing and FinOps practices, chargeback models, unit cost metrics, and common cost optimization levers.
• Technical leadership skills, architectural decision-making, and operational due diligence.
• Experience integrating data into AI solutions, with reliable and well-governed pipelines for models and AI-driven applications.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or a related area and 4 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Background creating inclusive digital experiences and knowledge of implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, accessibility best practices, and Walmart accessibility standards and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Work across BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, and Redis to model data, build ETL processes and data lakes, and manage the data lifecycle end to end.
• Build scalable APIs that provide low-latency access to curated data for applications, analytics, and AI consumers, optimizing query performance and cost.
• Build and orchestrate data pipelines, develop Airflow DAGs, and design event-driven workflows using Pub/Sub.
• Implement data monitoring and Data Quality Frameworks to ensure trusted, high-integrity data.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to maintain service operational readiness, observability, and performance.
• Analyze cloud billing and usage data to identify spending patterns and optimization opportunities.
• Provide strategic technical leadership, make architectural decisions, and mentor engineering teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business objectives.
• Integrate data into AI solutions and ensure pipelines provide reliable, well-governed data for models and AI-driven applications.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U paid education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards; additional compensation for certain positions may include stock.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal