Senior, Data Engineer | Sunnyvale
About The Position
Walmart is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures that support business insights, analytics, reporting, and decision-making. The role focuses on data integration, modeling, and governance in cloud and big data environments. The engineer will work across functions to turn business requirements into effective data solutions, uphold data quality and accessibility, optimize data workflows, and support analytics initiatives that advance operational excellence and innovation. The role is part of Walmart’s Customer Data Platform team, which builds scalable, reliable technology to enhance global shopping experiences. The team emphasizes technical excellence, integrity, collaboration, iterative development, code reviews, and knowledge sharing, and leverages advanced tools and AI integration. This is a full-time, onsite position based in Sunnyvale, California. Remote and hybrid options are not available. Immigration sponsorship is unavailable; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future visa sponsorship.
Requirements
- The role summary requests a master's degree and 5 or more years of data engineering experience, including data integration, modeling, and pipeline development.
- Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure, or Google BigQuery.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.
- Expertise in scalable data architecture and data workflow management using tools such as Apache Airflow.
- Ability to translate complex business requirements into effective data solutions and analytics.
- Skill in data transformation techniques, ETL processes, and handling structured and semi-structured data.
- Experience collaborating across business domains to align data strategy with organizational goals.
- Minimum qualifications: one of the following—bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 3 years of software engineering or related experience; 5 years of software engineering or related experience; or a master's degree in Computer Science and 1 year of software engineering or related experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.
- Experience with ETL tools and working with large data sets in the cloud.
- A master's degree in Computer Science or a related field and 3 years of software engineering experience.
- Knowledge of creating inclusive digital experiences and implementing WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
- Knowledge of assistive technologies and digital accessibility best practices.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures for business analytics and reporting.
- Extract, transform, and load data from internal and external sources using ETL and streaming techniques.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into data solutions aligned with strategic goals.
- Implement data modeling, governance, and quality standards to support accuracy, accessibility, and compliance.
- Develop and optimize SQL and other code for data integration, transformation, and analysis.
- Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows to ensure reliability and performance in cloud and big data environments.
Benefits
- Performance incentive awards and performance-based bonus awards.
- 401(k) match.
- Stock purchase plan.
- Paid maternity and parental leave.
- Paid time off, including sick leave, and PTO and/or PPTO for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage and multiple health plans.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- 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, covering programs from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates; tuition, books, and fees are paid.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
