(USA) Staff, Software Engineer -- Data
Walmart

What you'll do at

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Position Summary

Do you have boundless energy and passion for engineering data used to solve dynamic problems that will shape the future of retail? With the sheer scale of Walmart's environment comes the biggest of big data sets.

As a Walmart Staff Software Engineer (Data), you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing cutting-edge solutions. You will be responsible for building and optimizing robust data solutions, ensuring data governance, and integrating data science workflows into production

What you'll do

• Leads and participates in medium- to large-scale projects by reviewing project requirements, translating requirements into technical solutions, gathering requested information, writing, and developing code, conducting unit testing. Communicating status and issues to team members and stakeholders.
  

• Collaborating with project team and cross functional teams.Troubleshooting open issues and bug-fixes, ensuring on-time delivery and hand-offs. Interacting with project manager to provide input on project plan.
  

• Models' compliance with company policies, procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans.
  

• Creates training documentation. Oversees the tasks of less experienced programmers and stipulates system troubleshooting supports.
  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop scalable, high-performance software solutions.
  

• Take ownership of data components, data pipelines development and deployment
  

• Utilize your expertise in Spark, Scala, Python, Airflow in building and optimizing robust data solutions, ensuring data governance, and integrating data science workflows
  

• Utilize your expertise in NodeJS, Java and microservices to create robust and efficient applications.
  

• Design and optimize database using SQL and NoSQL technologies for data storage and retrieval
  

• Implement event-driven architectures using Kafka and ensure seamless integration with other systems.
  

• Work with cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure to build scalable and secure applications.
  

• Explore and learn new tools and techniques in AI, GenAI and ML
  

• Develop and optimize queries using Big Query to analyze large datasets.
  

• Collaborate with the team to perform code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and ensure high-quality code delivery.
  

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
  

What you'll Bring

• At least 9+ years of relevant experience in building highly resilient, scalable data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
  

• A good understanding of Microservices.
  

• Hands on experience with Spark, Scala, Python, Kafka (or other messaging service), relational DBMS (MSQL, MySQL etc), NoSQL (e.g: Cassandra, MongoDB) data stores
  

• Should be hands on writing/reviewing design & code.
  

• Understand the product and project management space with Agile methodologies.
  

• CI/CD development environments/tools: Git, Maven, Jenkins.
  

• Demonstrate end-to-end ownership for development and design of least one cloud-based project - Experience in building extensible platforms, data pipelines are desirable.
  

• Familiarity with modern data architectures (data lakes, data warehouses, data lake) and cloud platforms (GCP, or Azure).
  

• Experience in data analysis and visualization using tools like Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, or Excel.
  

• Familiarity with Generative AI concepts (e.g., GPT, text-to-image generation) and an eagerness to explore related technologies.
  

• Basic knowledge of machine learning algorithms and techniques.
  

• Strong desire to drive change, and ability to adapt to change quickly. Proficient in new and emerging technologies.
  

• Ability to balance the long-term "big picture" and short-term implications of design decisions.
  

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills - including negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills; ability to influence and persuade, without direct control.
  

• Mentoring/coaching other engineers
  

• Focus on reusability, frameworks, patterns and configurations tools for faster development.
  

• Practitioner of Agile (Scrum) methodology
  

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.
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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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Reston, Virginia US-07759:The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00
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Bentonville, Arkansas US-10424:The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00
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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
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- Stock
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: 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.Option 2: 6 years' experience in software engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

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, We value candidates with a 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. The ideal candidate would have 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.

Primary Location...

Phyllis St. N Of Hwy 102, West Side Of Street, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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