Distinguished Software Engineer

Position Summary...

You will work with Airflow, MySQL, and Redis to model data, build ETL processes and data lakes, and manage data lifecycle. This role requires expertise in cloud-native architecture and AI/ML integration to build intelligent, high-availability solutions that serve thousands of developers and engineers. You will provide strategic technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business objectives. Your contributions will advance Walmart’s technology vision through innovation, continuous improvement, and effective execution of complex technical initiatives.

About the team:

The GTP IaaS Cost and Optimization team advances cloud financial intelligence within Walmart Global Tech. They oversee the complete lifecycle of cloud cost data, delivering observability tools that reveal spending patterns and anomalies. By transforming cloud billing and usage data into actionable insights, the team enables measurable savings. Collaborating across functions, they design and implement initiatives to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and maximize cloud investment value. Their work supports scalable, reliable, and optimized cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards and operational excellence.

What you'll do...

• Work across the data stack: BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, and Redis, to model data, build ETL processes and data lakes, and manage data lifecycle end to end.
• Build efficient, scalable APIs that deliver low-latency access to curated data for applications, analytics, and AI consumers, optimizing query performance and cost along the way.
• Build and orchestrate data pipelines, develop DAGs in Airflow, and design event-driven workflows with Pub/Sub.
• Implement data monitoring and Data Quality Frameworks to ensure trusted, high-integrity data.
• Champion DevOps and CI/CD practices to maintain operational readiness, observability, and performance of services.
• Analyze cloud billing and usage data to surface spend patterns and optimization opportunities.

What You'll Bring:

• Knowledge of cloud billing and FinOps practices, chargeback models, unit cost metrics, and common cost optimization levers.
• Technical leadership skills, architectural decision making, and operational due diligence.
• Experience across the data stack, including BigQuery, Airflow, MySQL, and Redis, data modeling, ETL, data lakes, and data lifecycle management.
• Experience building and orchestrating data pipelines, including DAG development in Airflow and event-driven designs using Pub/Sub.
• Experience implementing data monitoring and Data Quality Frameworks to ensure trusted, high-integrity data.
• Experience integrating data into AI solutions, ensuring pipelines deliver reliable, well-governed data for models and AI-driven applications.
  
  

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.
Bentonville, Arkansas US-09050: The annual salary range for this position is $130,000.00 - $260,000.00
Bellevue, Washington US-11663 | Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279: The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00 - $312,000.00
Sunnyvale, California US-11657: The annual salary range for this position is $169,000.00 - $338,000.00 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, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 6 years’ experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 8 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 4 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...

805 Se Moberly Ln., Bentonville, AR 72712, 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.