Staff Data Engineer

Position Summary...

Role summary: The (USA) Staff, Data Engineer plays a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data architectures and pipelines to support business insights and decision-making. This position requires expertise in data modeling, integration, and governance within cloud and big data environments. The role involves translating complex business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with stakeholders to optimize data usage. The ideal candidate will leverage advanced tools and methodologies to automate data processes, support regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement aligned with organizational strategies. About the team: The Sams Adtech team develops and enhances a cutting-edge advertising technology platform supporting Sams Club’s campaigns. The team specializes in campaign management, metadata services, auction and ranking systems, sponsored search, and a self-service advertiser portal. They handle member identity, audience graph solutions, attribution, reporting pipelines, and DSP/SSP integrations. Utilizing advanced data engineering and cloud technologies, the team delivers scalable, real-time data infrastructure that improves advertising operations and insights, driving business value through innovative data solutions and robust platform development.

What you'll do...

What you'll do:

• Translate complex business requirements into scalable data engineering solutions aligned with overall strategy.
• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines and architectures using cloud platforms such as Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
• Implement data governance practices ensuring compliance with regulatory and ethical standards.
• Build and optimize data models, warehouses, and lakes to support analytics and reporting needs.
• Automate data integration and transformation processes using tools like Apache Kafka and Apache Airflow.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify data sources and ensure data quality.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows to maintain system reliability and performance.

What you'll bring:

• Proven expertise in data engineering, including data modeling, warehousing, and architecture across cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
• Strong proficiency with data integration techniques, ETL processes, and orchestration tools like Apache Airflow and Apache Kafka.
• Experience developing scalable data pipelines and automating data preparation tasks using modern CI/CD practices.
• Solid understanding of data governance, quality frameworks, and regulatory requirements related to data privacy and security.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions aligned with enterprise data strategy.
• Proficient coding skills in SQL, Python, or Java for data processing and testing.

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 $143,000.00 - $286,000.00 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 4 years' experience in software engineering or related field. Option 2: 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related field. Option 3: Master's degree in Computer Science and 2 years' experience in software engineering or related field.
3 years' experience in data engineering, database engineering, business intelligence, or business analytics.

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, ETL tools and working with large data sets in the cloud, Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field and 4 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...

809 11th Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-4731, 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.