(USA) Distinguished, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

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About The Position

The Distinguished Software Engineer will provide strategic technical leadership and build scalable, high-availability data and cloud-cost solutions for Walmart Global Tech’s GTP IaaS Cost and Optimization team. The team manages the lifecycle of cloud cost data and develops observability tools that reveal spending patterns and anomalies, turning cloud billing and usage data into actionable insights that support savings, resource efficiency, and optimized cloud investment.

The role works across BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, and Redis to model data, build ETL processes and data lakes, and manage the data lifecycle end to end. It also builds scalable APIs for low-latency access to curated data, develops and orchestrates pipelines and event-driven workflows, and implements monitoring and data-quality frameworks. The engineer will promote DevOps and CI/CD practices, analyze cloud spending for optimization opportunities, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to align technical work with business objectives. The role also supports integrating reliable, well-governed data into AI solutions.

Requirements

• Either a 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; or 8 years of experience in software engineering or a related area.
• Experience across the data stack, including BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, Redis, data modeling, ETL, data lakes, and data lifecycle management.
• Experience building and orchestrating data pipelines, including developing Airflow DAGs and designing event-driven workflows 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, including delivering reliable, well-governed data for models and AI-driven applications.

Nice To Haves

• A 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 WCAG 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, digital 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 efficient, scalable APIs that provide low-latency access to curated data for applications, analytics, and AI consumers, while 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 operational readiness, observability, and service performance.
• Analyze cloud billing and usage data to identify spending patterns and optimization opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership, make architectural decisions, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to align engineering work with business objectives.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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