Data Engineer 3

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Role summary:
As a Data Engineer III at Walmart, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures that support business analytics and decision-making. Leveraging expertise in data modeling, integration, and transformation, you will ensure data quality, accessibility, and compliance with regulatory standards. This role requires collaboration across multiple business domains to translate complex requirements into effective data solutions. You will contribute to advancing data governance practices and support the implementation of enterprise data strategies, driving innovation and operational excellence within a dynamic, data-driven environment.
About the team:
The External Data Engineering team specializes in integrating and transforming extensive external datasets to support strategic data intelligence. The team develops scalable data pipelines, applies advanced data modeling, and utilizes technologies such as Apache Spark and cloud platforms. Focused on delivering high-quality, governed data solutions, team members collaborate to enhance business insights and operational efficiency. Continuous learning and innovation are encouraged to address complex data challenges, ensuring robust data governance, security, and compliance while enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
What you'll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes to support business analytics and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify data requirements and translate them into effective data models and solutions.
• Implement data integration and ingestion strategies using cloud and big data technologies such as Apache Spark and data lakes.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance with regulatory standards throughout the data lifecycle.
• Optimize data storage, transformation, and retrieval processes to enhance performance and scalability.
• Develop and test code for data processing, supporting deployment and documentation efforts.
• Stay current with emerging data engineering trends and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

What you'll bring:

• Extensive experience in data engineering across multiple platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Scala and Spark for data processing, analytics, and building scalable pipelines.
• Practical experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services such as BigQuery, GCS, and Dataproc, along with near real-time data ingestion using Kafka and Spark Structured Streaming.
• Strong working knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL systems, with an in-depth understanding of data warehousing concepts and best practices.
• Proficiency in Git/version control, CI/CD pipelines, workflow schedulers like Airflow, and working with large-scale datasets.
• Familiarity with BI/visualization tools like Tableau or Looker. • Hands-on exposure to Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI is a strong plus!

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. 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. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices. 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.
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.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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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 and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 2: 4 years’ experience in
software engineering or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field, 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...

2403 Se J St, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of AmericaWalmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.