(USA) Staff, Software Engineer

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Walmart as a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable data platform capabilities and AI-driven applications. This role involves driving the full data lifecycle, applying cloud-native architecture principles, and collaborating across teams to deliver resilient, maintainable solutions. You will influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure alignment with strategic priorities while fostering engineering excellence. Your expertise in software design, data-driven problem solving, and continuous improvement will support Walmart’s commitment to innovation and operational efficiency. The FDL - Ecomm team specializes in SAP posting and reporting of eCommerce data, delivering reliable and scalable data solutions. The team collaborates across functions to develop, test, and maintain features aligned with platform and business goals. Emphasizing technical excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation, the team integrates advanced technologies, including generative AI, to enhance development efficiency. Members apply strong programming and debugging skills while supporting full lifecycle delivery and operational monitoring. The team values clear communication, accountability, and a product-driven approach to meet evolving business needs and ensure high-quality outcomes.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Python, Scala, Spark, SQL.
• Hands-on experience with GCP services: Dataproc, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Vertex AI.
• Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub, Azure DevOps.
• Solid understanding of data lake, data lakehouse, data warehousing, ETL and data processing concepts like Kappa & Lambda, and data modeling.
• Practical experience with LangChain, LangGraph, RAG architectures, and Agentic AI systems.
• Knowledge of retail domain data flows and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering/software engineering, with at least 4 years on GCP.
• Demonstrated ability to work with integrity, respect for individuals, and a customer-first mindset.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 4 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
• 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.

Nice To Haves

• Google Professional certification is a plus.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related area and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related area
• 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, build, optimize data pipelines using Python, Scala, Apache Spark, and Airflow for orchestration.
• Develop and deploy workflows on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Dataproc, Cloud Storage and BigQuery.
• Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance and use of open tables like Apache Hudi, Iceberg
• Ensure proper Data Modeling practices are implemented
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support SAP Postings and Analytics.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance and reliability across environments.
• Build and deploy RAG-based AI solutions for intelligent document retrieval and contextual response generation.
• Integrate LangChain and LangGraph frameworks to orchestrate complex AI workflows and multi-agent systems.
• Develop Agentic AI capabilities to automate decision-making and enhance data-driven insights.

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

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